Anchorage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A place for anchoring.
  • n. A fee charged for the privilege of anchoring.
  • n. The act of anchoring or the condition of being at anchor.
  • n. A means of securing or stabilizing: The central bank was the anchorage of the financial community.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A fee charged for anchoring.
  • n. That into which something is anchored or fastened.
  • n. The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
  • n. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
  • n. Abode of an anchoret.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Anchoring-ground; a place where a ship anchors or can anchor; a customary place for anchoring.
  • n. Hence That to which anything is fastened: as, the anchorage of the cables of a suspension-bridge.
  • n. The anchor and all the necessary tackle for anchoring.
  • n. A duty imposed on ships for anchoring in a harbor; anchorage-dues.
  • n. The cell or retreat of an anchoret.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the condition of being secured to a base
  • n. a city in south central Alaska
  • n. a fee for anchoring
  • n. the act of anchoring
  • n. place for vessels to anchor
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    condition    status    metropolis    urban center    city    fee    arrival   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hold    riding    berth    harborage    roadstead    road   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    harbour    harbors    haven    cove    anchor    shoal    roadstead    wharf    mooring    resting-place