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anchorage

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Synonyms and Antonyms of anchorage

a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships

We sailed into a quiet anchorage to wait out the storm.

Synonyms of anchorage

harbor, harborage, haven, port

Words Related to anchorage

basin, dock, marina, moorage, mooring

arm, bay, bight, cove, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, inlet, lagoon, narrow, roads, roadstead

canal, channel, sound, strait

containerport, home port, seaport

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