ANCHORAGE

n.

7 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

3.
n.

The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

4.
n.

Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

5.
n.

Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

6.
n.

A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson.

7.
n.

Abode of an anchoret.


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