| n. | 1. | The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. |
| 2. | A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor. | |
| 3. | The set of anchors belonging to a ship. | |
| 4. | Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; | |
| 5. | Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. | |
| 6. | A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. | |
| 1. | Abode of an anchoret. |
| Noun | 1. | anchorage - a fee for anchoring |
| 2. | Anchorage - a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" | |
| 3. | anchorage - place for vessels to anchor Synonyms: anchorage ground | |
| 4. | anchorage - the act of anchoring |
ANCHORAGE, merc. law. A toll paid for every anchor cast from a ship into a river, and sometimes a toll bearing this name is paid, although there be no anchor cast. This toll is said to be incident to almost every port. 1 Wm. Bl. 413; 2 Chit. Com. Law, 16.
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