anchorage
anchorage Lexical Profile
anchorage Game Scores & Validity
• noun
American A major municipality and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska, situated in the south-central portion of the state at the terminus of the Cook Inlet.
An area of water off the coast or in a harbor that is suitable for ships to drop anchor and moor securely.
"The fleet sought refuge in a sheltered anchorage before the fierce storm hit the coastline."
A mechanism or means of securing something firmly, or the specific structural point providing this secure hold.
"The engineers carefully inspected the steel anchorage of the suspension bridge to ensure it could withstand high winds."
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the English word 'anchor' combined with the suffix '-age' (indicating place or state). Ultimately stems from the Latin 'ancora' and Greek 'ankyra'.
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