ANCHORAGE

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

Anchorage may mean:Anchorage, Alaska, the largest and most well known city in Alaska, United StatesAnchorage, Kentucky, an outer suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, United States"Anchorage" (song) - a 1988 song by Michelle ShockedAnchorage, Islamabad, a housing scheme in Islamabad, PakistanAnchorage may also refer to:Anchorage, a place where a ship lies at anchor
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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

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

(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.
  

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