anchorage

  • 121anchorage — A specified location for anchoring or mooring a vessel in stream or offshore …

    Military dictionary

  • 122Anchorage — geographical name city S central Alaska at head of Cook Inlet population 260,283 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 123anchorage — Attachment, not necessarily adhesive in character; because the mechanism is not assumed the term ought to be more widely used …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 124Anchorage — noun /ˈæŋkəɹɪdʒ/ a large coastal city in Alaska …

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  • 125anchorage — noun a) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.<ref name= FM5515 >US FM 55 15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886</ref>. b) A fee charged for… …

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  • 126anchorage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mooring, road [stead], harbor. See safety, location. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. roadstead, port, harbor, harborage, wharf, dock, jetty, pier, mooring, safety, resting place, berth, refuge, facilities,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 127anchorage — an|chor|age [ˈæŋkərıdʒ] n 1.) a place where ships can anchor 2.) [U and C] a place where something can be firmly fastened …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 128anchorage — an|chor|age [ æŋkərıdʒ ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a place where ships can anchor 2. ) a place where something can be firmly attached to something else …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English