anchorage
pronunciation
How to pronounce anchorage in British English:
UK [ˈæŋkərɪdʒ]
How to pronounce anchorage in American English:
US [ˈæŋkərɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- a fee for anchoring
- place for vessels to anchor
- the act of anchoring
Word Origin
- anchorage (n.)
- mid-14c., "toll or charge for anchoring" (see anchor (v.) + -age. Meaning "act of dropping anchor, being at anchor" is from 1610s; that of "place suitable for anchoring" is from 1706. The Alaska city of Anchorage was founded 1914.
Example
- 1. Flying back to anchorage , I couldn 't help thinking of him .
- 2. Behind me was the sea , in front the anchorage .
- 3. The port hedland port authority said in a statement it was reopening both the anchorage and port .
- 4. Happens to the fishing moratorium , intensive fishing harbor anchorage .
- 5. He suggested we open up a sushi restaurant together in anchorage , and I agreed .