anchorage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
- [ˈæŋkʰəɹʷɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹʷɪd͡ʒ] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɛ̃ŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] (Canada, US)
- [ˈæŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] (General-American)
- [ˈeɪŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈeɪŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] (Canada, US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? 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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
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(countable, uncountable) A fee charged for anchoring.
Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.
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(countable, uncountable) That into which something is anchored or fastened.
the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge
- (countable, uncountable) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.
1866, Augusta Webster, transl., 'The Prometheus Bound of Æschylus, page 66, lines 1001–1002:
- (countable, uncountable) The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
- (countable, uncountable) The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anchorages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
demurrage (fee for anchoring) · shorage (fee for anchoring) · wharfage (fee for anchoring) · tonnage (fee for anchoring) · shippage (fee for anchoring) · cranage (fee for anchoring)
Translations (66)
is bátalægi (place for anchoring) · he מעגן (place for anchoring) · mi taunga (place for anchoring) · de Ankerplatz (place for anchoring) · nb ankerplass (place for anchoring) · hu rögzítési pont (that to which something is anchored) · ga ancaireacht (place for anchoring) · ga poll ancaire (place for anchoring) · pt fundeadouro (place for anchoring) · pl kotwicowisko (place for anchoring) · sv ankarplats (place for anchoring) · nl ree (place for anchoring) · da ankerplads (place for anchoring) · is skipalægi (place for anchoring) · gl ancoradoiro (place for anchoring) · el άραγμα (place for anchoring) · es fondeadero (place for anchoring) · hu horgonyzóhely (place for anchoring) · fa لنگرگاه (place for anchoring) · mh aba (place for anchoring) · fo skipalega (place for anchoring) · ga cáin ancaireachta (fee for anchoring) · es anclaje (place for anchoring) · de Verankerung (that to which something is anchored) · nl ankerplaats (place for anchoring) · nn ankringsplass (place for anchoring) · eo ankrejo (place for anchoring) · nn ankerplass (place for anchoring) · bg котвостоянка (place for anchoring) · yag tīnia (place for anchoring) · is skipalega (place for anchoring) · de Ankergebühr (fee for anchoring) · ru опо́ра (that to which something is anchored) · pt ancoradouro (place for anchoring) · ga leaba ancaire (place for anchoring) · gd acarsaid (place for anchoring) · fi ankkuripaikka (place for anchoring) · mi tauranga (place for anchoring) · bg такса за пристан (fee for anchoring) · el ελλιμενισμός (place for anchoring) · el αγκυροβόλημα (place for anchoring) · ka საღუზე (place for anchoring) · es anclaje (fee for anchoring) · ru я́корная стоя́нка (place for anchoring) · is lægi (place for anchoring) · grc ναύσταθμον (place for anchoring) · hu horgonyzási díj (fee for anchoring) · la statio (place for anchoring) · pt ancoragem (fee for anchoring) · el αραξοβόλι (place for anchoring) · ota مرسی (place for anchoring) · el τέλη ελλιμενισμού (fee for anchoring) · ga taca (that to which something is anchored) · fo akkerspláss (place for anchoring) · fi kiinnityskohta (that to which something is anchored) · cy angorfa (place for anchoring) · mk сидриште (place for anchoring) · nb ankringsplass (place for anchoring) · fr ancrage (place for anchoring) · mk сидрарина (fee for anchoring) · ga acarsóid (place for anchoring) · cs kotviště (place for anchoring) · fi ankkurointimaksu (fee for anchoring) · nl rede (place for anchoring) · pt ancoragem (place for anchoring) · it ancoraggio (place for anchoring)