Thesaurus results for ANCHORAGE

anchorage

noun

ˈaŋ-k(ə-)rij

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 On April Fools’ Day in 1928, the Point Loma was towed out to an anchorage on the southern end of the Point Loma kelp beds. —

Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025 Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle. —

Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025 At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025 The world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA, arrives from outer anchorage to dock at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, in India's Kerala state, on June 9. —

Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anchorage

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Some 9,000 truckers visit the ports at least once weekly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The attack occurred after projectiles struck four other vessels in Gulf waters, according to port, maritime security and risk firms.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Mar. 2026