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anchorage

[ ang-ker-ij ]
/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /
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noun
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Origin of anchorage

First recorded in 1400–50, anchorage is from the late Middle English word ankerage.See anchor, -age

Other definitions for anchorage (2 of 2)

Anchorage
[ ang-ker-ij ]
/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /

noun
a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.
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British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (1 of 3)

anchorage1
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

noun

British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (2 of 3)

anchorage2
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

noun
the cell or retreat of an anchorite

British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (3 of 3)

Anchorage
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /

noun
the largest city in Alaska, a port in the south, at the head of Cook Inlet. Pop: 270 951 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for anchorage

Anchorage

City in south-central Alaska; largest city in the state.

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