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Pronunciation : An"chor*age
Part of Speech : n.
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.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : An"cho*rage
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Abode of an anchoret.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913