1. A fee for anchoring
   "The harbour master collected the anchorage fee from all visiting boats"
    
2. Place for vessels to anchor
   "The bay provided a sheltered anchorage ground for the fishing fleet";
   - anchorage ground
    
3. The act of anchoring
   "The ship's anchorage in the calm bay provided a safe haven from the storm"
    
4. The condition of being secured to a base
   "the plant needs a firm anchorage"
    
5. The provision of a sense of security or steadfastness
   "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

1. A city in south central Alaska
   "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"

Derived forms: anchorages

Type of: area, arrival, city, condition, country, fee, feeling, metropolis, status, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: AK, Alaska, harbor [N. Amer], harbour [Brit, Cdn], haven, Last Frontier, seaport

Encyclopedia: Anchorage, Kentucky