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anchorage
(aŋ′kər ij)
noun
- money charged for the right to anchor, as in a port
- an anchoring or being anchored
- a place to anchor
- 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
- A place for anchoring.
- A fee charged for the privilege of anchoring.
- The act of anchoring or the condition of being at anchor.
- 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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