as in port
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
sailed into a quiet anchorage to wait out the storm
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Recent Examples of anchorage
On April Fools’ Day in 1928, the Point Loma was towed out to an anchorage on the southern end of the Point Loma kelp beds.
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA, arrives from outer anchorage to dock at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, in India's Kerala state, on June 9.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Ceramides and 5% capixyl are the finishing touches for boosting overall hair anchorage at the follicle.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The world's largest container ship, MSC IRINA, arrives from outer anchorage to dock at the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram, in India's Kerala state, on June 9.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchorage
Noun
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On July 30, the comptroller challenged the Panama Ports Company’s contract to operate the ports before the Supreme Court.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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One of the advantages, according to Guzy, is access to smaller ports that larger ships can’t reach, like Lipari, one of the Aeolian Islands off Sicily.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many gathered near the harbor to watch the vessel depart.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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To avoid underpayment penalties, many business owners rely on the IRS safe harbor rules.—
Forbes Money Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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