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Meaning of 'anchorage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Anchorage [ n.]
- The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
- A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
- The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
- Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
- A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
- Abode of an anchoret.

Meaning of 'anchorage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . anchorage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a city in south central Alaska
Example in sentence:
  • Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska
Meaning (2):
- the condition of being secured to a base
Example in sentence:
  • the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family;
  • the plant needs a firm anchorage

Nearby Words:

ancestor ancestorial ancestorially ancestral ancestress ancestry anchor anchor-hold anchorable anchorate

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