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Meaning 1
The largest city in Alaska, United States.
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name
The largest city in Alaska, United States.
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name
A home rule city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Atascosa County, Texas, United States.
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A ghost town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States.
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noun
A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A fee charged for anchoring.
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Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
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noun
The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
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noun
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
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noun
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
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noun
Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
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noun
the act of anchoring
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Broader terms: arrival
noun
place for vessels to anchor
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Synonyms: anchorage ground
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Broader terms: area, country
Narrower terms: mooring, moorage, berth, slip, roads, roadstead
noun
a city in south central Alaska
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
noun
a fee for anchoring
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Broader terms: fee
noun
the condition of being secured to a base
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Broader terms: condition, status
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2enk-der.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English anchorage English Anchorage A proprialization from anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2enk-der.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English anchorage From anchor + -age.
Across languages
90 source translations are retained for this English entry.