Definition of Anchorage

1. Noun. The condition of being secured to a base. "The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

Generic synonyms: Condition, Status

2. Noun. A fee for anchoring.
Generic synonyms: Fee

3. Noun. A city in south central Alaska. "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Ak, Alaska, Last Frontier

4. Noun. Place for vessels to anchor.
Exact synonyms: Anchorage Ground
Generic synonyms: Area, Country
Group relationships: Harbor, Harbour, Haven, Seaport
Specialized synonyms: Berth, Moorage, Mooring, Slip, Roads, Roadstead
Derivative terms: Anchor

5. Noun. The act of anchoring.
Generic synonyms: Arrival
Derivative terms: Anchor

Definition of Anchorage

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

2. n. Abode of an anchoret.

Definition of Anchorage

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Medical Definition of Anchorage

1. An attachment, not necessarily permanent but usually used to mean a temporary fixation to a structure. (18 Nov 2007)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchorage

ancestoring
ancestors
ancestor worship
ancestral
ancestral
ancestrally
ancestress
ancestress
ancestresses
ancestries
ancestry
ancho
anchor
anchor
anchorage (current term)
anchorage (current term)
anchorages
anchorage dependence
anchorage ground
anchored
anchoress
anchoress
anchoresses
anchoret
anchorets
anchorin
anchoring
anchoring villus
anchorite
anchorites

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