anchorage

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the condition of being secured to a base

   the plant needs a firm anchorage

2. 2
   noun

   A fee charged for anchoring.

   Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.

3. 3
   noun

   That into which something is anchored or fastened.

   the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge

4. 4
   noun

   The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

   And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.

5. 5
   noun

   the act of anchoring

6. 6
   noun

   place for vessels to anchor

7. 7
   noun

   a fee for anchoring

8. 8
   noun

   A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.

Etymology

A proprialization from anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.