Meaning

(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..

Definitions by Sense

1. (nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
2. (nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
3. That into which something is anchored or fastened.
4. (medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
5. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
6. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
7. The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
8. (figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

Example Sentences

Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.

the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge

And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.

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• anchorages

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When Should You Use Anchorage?

Use anchorage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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