anchorage

(kər ij)

noun

  1. money charged for the right to anchor, as in a port
  2. an anchoring or being anchored
  3. a place to anchor
  4. something that can be firmly held on to or relied on

seaport in S Alas., on Cook Inlet: pop. 260,000

Origin: from the anchoring there of early supply ships

See anchorage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A place for anchoring.
  2. A fee charged for the privilege of anchoring.
  3. The act of anchoring or the condition of being at anchor.
  4. A means of securing or stabilizing: The central bank was the anchorage of the financial community.

A city of southern Alaska on Cook Inlet south-southwest of Fairbanks. Founded in 1915 as construction headquarters for the Alaska Railroad, it is the largest city in the state. Population: 279,000.

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