Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of anchoring: The action of securing a vessel using an anchor.
   • A place for vessels to anchor: A location, often a harbor or bay, where ships can safely drop anchor.
   • A city in Alaska: Anchorage is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska.
   • A fee for anchoring: A charge levied for the right to anchor a vessel in a particular place.
   • The condition of being secured to a base; a source of stability or support: A figurative meaning referring to something that provides security, stability, or a firm foundation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The captain ordered the anchorage of the ship in the calm bay. (The act of anchoring)
  • The bay provides a safe anchorage for boats during the storm. (A place to anchor)
  • She moved to Anchorage last year. (The city in Alaska)
  • The marina charges a daily anchorage fee. (A fee for anchoring)
  • In times of crisis, his family was his emotional anchorage. (A source of stability)

Advanced Usage

• "To provide anchorage": To offer stability, support, or a secure base.
  • The deep roots of the old tree provide anchorage against strong winds.
• "A secure anchorage": A place or thing that offers very reliable safety or stability.
  • The treaty served as a secure political anchorage for the region.

Variants and Related Words

• Anchor (noun/verb): The heavy device used to moor a vessel; to secure or fix firmly.
  • They dropped the anchor. / Her values anchor her decisions.
• Anchored (adjective): Secured by an anchor; figuratively, being firmly established or supported.
  • The ship is anchored offshore. / He feels anchored by his responsibilities.

Synonyms

• Mooring: A place where a boat is moored; the act of making fast a boat with cables or anchors.
• Harbor: A place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter.
• Mainstay: A person or thing that acts as a chief support or part.
• Bulwark: A person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense.

Related Phrases

• To find anchorage: To find a place of safety or stability.
  • After years of traveling, he finally found anchorage in a small coastal town.
• To break anchorage: To lift the anchor and depart.
  • At dawn, the fleet broke anchorage and set sail.

Related Idioms

• A safe anchorage: A reliable and secure source of comfort or support.
  • Her faith was a safe anchorage throughout her illness.
• To be one's anchorage: To be the primary source of stability for someone.
  • His work was his anchorage, giving purpose to his life.

Noun

1. the act of anchoring
2. place for vessels to anchor
3. a city in south central Alaska
   • Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska
4. a fee for anchoring
5. the condition of being secured to a base
   • the plant needs a firm anchorage
   • the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family