anchorage

noun

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an·chor·age | \ ˈaŋ-k(ə-)rij

Definition of anchorage

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a place where vessels anchor : a place suitable for anchoring

b : the act of anchoring : the condition of being anchored

2 : a means of securing : a source of reassurance this anchorage of Christian hope— T. O. Wedel

3 : something that provides a secure hold

Anchorage

geographical name

An·chor·age | \ ˈaŋ-k(ə-)rij

Definition of Anchorage (Entry 2 of 2)

municipality in south central Alaska at the head of Cook Inlet population 291,826

Note: Anchorage is by far Alaska's most populous city.

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Synonyms for anchorage

Synonyms: Noun

Examples of anchorage in a Sentence

Noun an area of safe anchorage A heavy metal ring provides anchorage for the cable. The ring serves as a secure anchorage.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun As the John Paul Jones came astride the trawler, Hunt could now see its name, Wén Rui, and its home port, Quanzhou, a provincial-level anchorage astride the Taiwan Strait. — Elliot Ackerman, Wired, "2034, Part I: Peril in the South China Sea," 26 Jan. 2021 Planes swarmed overhead, bombs began to fall and torpedoes sliced through the anchorage of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio area’s shrinking band of Pearl Harbor veterans will never forget," 7 Dec. 2020 The craft switched between patrolling around Danger Reefs, a rockfish conservation area off Vancouver Island’s east coast, mapping the seafloor, and loitering in a safe anchorage. — Vanessa Minke-martin, Smithsonian Magazine, "A New Generation of Autonomous Vessels Is Looking to Catch Illegal Fishers," 19 Nov. 2020 But no matter how sheltered your anchorage, just remember to be flexible. — Kathleen Ferraro, Travel + Leisure, "Michigan's Isle Royale National Park Is Home to Rugged Forests, Amazing Wildlife, and Incredible Shipwrecks — and It’s Best Explored by Water," 19 Sep. 2020 After 20 days, we were given permission to mingle with other cruisers in the anchorage but were not granted shore access. — Herb Mccormick, Popular Science, "Five stories of sailors who weathered COVID-19 out at sea," 17 Aug. 2020 Dredging the anchorage area will also help keep it deep enough to be used by oceangoing vessels. — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, "Nearly 2 square miles of new marshland to be created with $176 million BP spill restoration money," 16 Aug. 2020 Two Celebrity ships — the Millennium and the Eclipse — are docked in the outer anchorage area off the coast of Coronado, with a skeleton crew on board. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego cruise business takes huge hit as lines cancel voyages late into the year due to COVID," 13 Aug. 2020 The three-point seatbelt assembly may have been installed without reinforcing washers under the floor at the anchorage point, possibly preventing the assembly from remaining anchored in the event of a crash. — Detroit Free Press, "Car recalls for July 30-Aug. 6," 7 Aug. 2020

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