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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchorage
Noun
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Noel Hacegaba, who last month took the helm of the Port of Long Beach, has greenlit the largest capital-spending plan of any port in North America.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the first quarter of last year, the cruise line visited Labadee, a port on the northern coastline, after a pause in 2024.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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For those criminals, there is zero tolerance — they should be immediately deported or imprisoned, and sanctuary jurisdictions that give them safe harbor must be held accountable.—
Gabe Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Shenzhen is likened to a vibrant harbor for dreamers, and the hotel is pulling off the feat of becoming a gathering place for tech professionals and financial elites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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