From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anchorage
n 1: the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs
a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage
for the entire family"
2: a fee for anchoring
3: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest
city in Alaska"
4: place for vessels to anchor [syn: anchorage, {anchorage
ground}]
5: the act of anchoring
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Anchorage \An"chor*age\, n.
1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
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2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a
hold for an anchor.
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3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
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4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the
anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of
trust.
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6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n.
Abode of an anchoret.
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