Anchorage Definition

ăngkər-ĭj
noun
A place for anchoring.
American Heritage
Money charged for the right to anchor, as in a port.
Webster's New World
A fee charged for the privilege of anchoring.
American Heritage
An anchoring or being anchored.
Webster's New World
The act of anchoring or the condition of being at anchor.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
pronoun

A large coastal city in Alaska.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Anchorage

Noun

Singular:
anchorage
Plural:
anchorages

Origin of Anchorage

  • anchor +‎ -age

    From Wiktionary

  • From anchorage.

    From Wiktionary

Anchorage Sentence Examples

  • The Pescadore lalands afford the best anchorage in this part of Japan.

  • The anchorage is good and safe, and the harbour is one of the best on the Pacific coast of South America.

  • There is no good anchorage in rough weather.

  • The anchorage is safe, and the bay full of fish; the harbour has a certain amount of trade.

  • It lies on the north-west of the peninsula of Leitimor, and has a safe and commodious anchorage.

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Words Starting With

AANANC

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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anchorage

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