as in port
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
sailed into a quiet anchorage to wait out the storm
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Recent Examples of anchorage
Brilliant blue waves meet a sensational crescent of white sand at Salt Whistle Bay, one of the most stunning anchorages in the southeastern Caribbean.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, these demonstrations escalated as participants blocked harbor pilot operations at the port, forcing a suspension of ship movements between the jetties and the port’s outer anchorage.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The French navy is escorting the ship to anchorage for more checks, the statement said.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Sailing aboard a small ship with just 36 passengers, the voyage moves between islands and along remote coastlines, accessing sea caves, marine sanctuaries, and quiet anchorages that large cruise ships simply cannot reach.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, these demonstrations escalated as participants blocked harbor pilot operations at the port, forcing a suspension of ship movements between the jetties and the port’s outer anchorage.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
The French navy is escorting the ship to anchorage for more checks, the statement said.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Sailing aboard a small ship with just 36 passengers, the voyage moves between islands and along remote coastlines, accessing sea caves, marine sanctuaries, and quiet anchorages that large cruise ships simply cannot reach.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchorage
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The project is still in its early stages, so most of the action is with the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, which must transform its historic logging port before any work begins out on the ocean.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The shipman embarked on Sunday for an over 48-hour journey that would take him from the Iraqi port where his vessel was anchored to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, before finally meeting his wife and parents in his hometown of Mumbai.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For policymakers, the way the public responded to the harbor’s transformation was a revelation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Portuguese at first tried to retain the citadel, but when that position proved indefensible, Albuquerque withdrew to the fleet at Goa harbor, though not before destroying military stores and executing a number of high-ranking Muslims in his custody.—
Sanat Pai RaikarAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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