anchorage

anchorage is a   Noun

Definition:

[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; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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

[6] A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson.

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