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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. the condition of being secured to a base;
- Example: "the plant needs a firm anchorage"
- Example: "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

2. a fee for anchoring;

3. a city in south central Alaska;
- Example: "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"

4. place for vessels to anchor;
[syn: anchorage, anchorage ground]

5. the act of anchoring;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anchorage \An"chor*age\, n. 1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. [1913 Webster] 2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor. [1913 Webster] 3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship. [1913 Webster] 4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge. [1913 Webster] 5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. [1913 Webster] 6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n. Abode of an anchoret. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anchorage n 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: a fee for anchoring 3: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" 4: place for vessels to anchor [syn: anchorage, anchorage ground] 5: the act of anchoring