[ UK /ˈænkəɹɪd‍ʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈæŋkɝədʒ, ˈæŋkɹɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the condition of being secured to a base
    the plant needs a firm anchorage
    the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family
  2. place for vessels to anchor
  3. the act of anchoring
  4. a fee for anchoring
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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.
  • February 26th, 2009 at 3: 14 pm till bridge loans in anchorage ak says: till bridge loans in anchorage ak … tag antisocial torus temporary thrashes? Think Progress » Iraqi Leaders Call On U.S. To Set Timetable
  • My photo below shows the rebuilt anchorage on the east wall in the peaceful churchyard surrounded by the bustle of the city centre.
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