anchorage

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Synonyms: anchorate, anchorite, anchorages, anchorable

Antonyms: anchorate, anchorite, anchorages, anchorable

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[harbor]], [[river]], or [[offshore]] area that can accommodate a ship at [[anchor]], either for [[quarantine]], [[queue|queuing]], or [[discharge]].
2. {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[fee]] charged for anchoring.
3. That into which something is anchored or [[fasten|fastened]].
4. {{lb|en|medicine}} The [[surgical]] [[fixation]] of [[prolapse]]d [[organ]]s.
5. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
6. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
7. The [[retreat]] of a [[hermit]], or [[anchorite]].
8. {{lb|en|figurative}} Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|largest city|s/Alaska|c/US}}. <ref>[https://www.topozone.com/alaska/anchorage-ak/city/anchorage/ TopoZone: Anchorage, Alaska]</ref>
2. {{place|en|home-rule city|co/Jefferson County|s/Kentucky|c/US}}.
3. {{place|en|ucomm|co/Atascosa County|s/Texas|c/US}}.
4. {{place|en|ghost town|co/Buffalo County|s/Wisconsin|c/US}}.

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