Definition of Anchorage

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anchorage
n. place for anchoring; act of anchoring; state of being anchored; something to which an object is fastened; something reliable

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ANCHORAGE Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

BTS Transportation Expressions
Anchorage
An area where a vessel anchors or may anchor, either because of suitability or designation. (DOI3)


ANCHORAGE Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
anchorage
A specified location for anchoring or mooring a vessel in-stream or offshore. (JP 4-01.6)
  

US Zip Codes
40223
State: KENTUCKY
City: ANCHORAGE

99501
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99502
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99503
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99504
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99507
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99508
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99515
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99516
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99517
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE

99518
State: ALASKA
City: ANCHORAGE


ANCHORAGE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Anchorage
(n.)
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
  
(n.)
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
  
(n.)
Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
  
(n.)
Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
  
(n.)
Abode of an anchoret.
  
(n.)
A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
  
(n.)
A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
  

WordNet 2.0
Anchorage

Noun
1. a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Alaska, Last Frontier, AK


anchorage

Noun
1. a fee for anchoring
(hypernym) fee
2. place for vessels to anchor
(synonym) anchorage ground
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) mooring, moorage, berth, slip
(part-holonym) seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
(derivation) anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
3. the act of anchoring
(hypernym) arrival
(derivation) anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor

hEnglish - advanced version
anchorage

anchorage
\an"chor*age\ (&?;), n.
1. the act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
2. a place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
3. the set of anchors belonging to a ship.
4. something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the brooklyn bridge.
5. something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
6. a toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
anchorage
\an"cho*rage\ (&?;), n. abode of an anchoret.


JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Angordreth
Angordreth = n. anchorage duty


ANCHORAGE Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
Anchorage
Ground fit to hold a ship by her anchor.

Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms
ANCHORAGE
A place suitable for anchoring in relation to the wind, seas and bottom.


ANCHORAGE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

World Ports Directory
Anchorage
USA


ANCHORAGE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Anchorage
Anchorage may mean:

Anchorage may also refer to:

  • Anchorage, a place where a ship lies at anchor

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