Anchorage

['æŋk(ə)rɪdʒ] or ['æŋkərɪdʒ]

Definition

(noun.) the act of anchoring.

(noun.) place for vessels to anchor.

(noun.) a city in south central Alaska; 'Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska'.

(noun.) a fee for anchoring.

(noun.) the condition of being secured to a base; 'the plant needs a firm anchorage'; 'the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family'.

Editor: Vince--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

(n.) A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

(n.) The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

(n.) Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

(n.) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

(n.) A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.

(n.) Abode of an anchoret.

Editor: Wendell

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Roadstead, road, port, resting-place.

Typist: Osborn

Examples

Typist: Tyler

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