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Webster 1913 Edition
Anchorage
An′chor-age
,Noun.
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 Bridge5.
Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
6.
A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
Johnson.
An′cho-rage
,Noun.
Abode of an anchoret.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anchorage
AN'CHORAGE
,Noun.
1.
Anchor-ground; a place where a ship can anchor, where the ground is not too rocky, nor the water too deep nor too shallow.2.
The hold of a ship at anchor, or rather the anchor and all the necessary tackle for anchoring.3.
A duty imposed on ships for anchoring in a harbor.Definition 2024
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English
Noun
anchorage (plural anchorages)
- (nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.[1].
- (nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- That into which something is anchored or fastened.
- the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge
- (medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
- The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
- The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
- (figuratively) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
Coordinate terms
Translations
place for anchoring
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fee for anchoring
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References
- ↑ US FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886