anchorage B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #26177 Meanings 1 noun A place where boats and ships can safely drop anchor. The harbour offered a calm anchorage during the storm. 2 noun The state of being firmly fixed or secured to something. The plant needs a firm anchorage in the soil to grow tall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a place where boats and... anchorage ground Word family Forms anchorages Common collocations anchorage ground Noun + noun Etymology AI details 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. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anchorage **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 26177 ## Meanings 1. A place where boats and ships can safely drop anchor. 2. The state of being firmly fixed or secured to something. ## Examples - The harbour offered a calm anchorage during the storm. - The plant needs a firm anchorage in the soil to grow tall. ## 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. ## AI 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. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown