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UK
/ˈænkəɹɪdʒ/
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[ US /ˈæŋkɝədʒ, ˈæŋkɹɪdʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈæŋkɝədʒ, ˈæŋkɹɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
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the condition of being secured to a base
the plant needs a firm anchorage
the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family - place for vessels to anchor
- the act of anchoring
- a fee for anchoring
How To Use anchorage In A Sentence
- After our engineless sail into the anchorage at Santa Domingo we spent a couple of days trying to resuscitate the iron genny. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
- The ferries, warships, water taxis, huge container vessels, yachts and fishing tinnies ply with impunity one of the greatest anchorages and working harbours in the world.
- Ships had to discharge their cargoes at congested anchorages either into horse drawn lighters or onto packhorses for the journey to the industrial centre.
- With their secluded anchorages and bights, Anacapa and the other Channel Islands fairly beckon sailboat skippers.
- They acted as an anchorage for the stanchions which, standing on the seabed, supported the harbours.
- The existing Anchorage network has been merged with the new ANSS stations to provide improved coverage of the Anchorage region.
- The bow ranks were flooded; the whole front of the anchorage was a wreck of sunken boats. A Fire Upon the Deep
- These committees will be looking at infrastructure security issues as well, including marinas, boat ramps, docks, anchorages and major marine or special events.
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- My photo below shows the rebuilt anchorage on the east wall in the peaceful churchyard surrounded by the bustle of the city centre.