anchorage

Meaning

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

Synonyms

port
B2
harbour
C1
moorage
berth
20k
mooring
42k
dock
C1
harbor
C1
moorings

anchorage ground

haven
A1
roadstead
anchoring
wharf
C2
anchor
C1
⚓
station
A2
🚉
stay
A1
stopover
40k
tie up
tie-up

anchor bed

mooring anchor

peg anchoring

night duty

anchorage-ground

ground tackle

anchorage bearing

anchor stock

anchor station

anchorage shoe

anchorage dues

mooring charge

boat basin

anchorage space

stop
A1
🛑

fondeadero

armature
dockage
grappling
25k

harbour dues

hold
A1
keelage
parking lot

port charges

port dues

quayside
reliable
C1
shelter
B2
stand
A1
Translations

Ankerplatz
ancoraggio
anclaje
ancrage
ancoradouro
ankerplaats
mouillage
fondeadero

Ankergrund

αγκυροβόλιο

rede

ancladero

Verankerung

fonda
Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology

From anchor + -age.

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