anchorage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: anchorage	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for anchorage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anchorage n the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family" a fee for anchoring a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska" place for vessels to anchor Synonym(s): anchorage, anchorage ground the act of anchoring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchorage \An"chorage\, n. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n. Abode of an anchoret.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Anchorage, AK (Borough, FIPS 20) Location: 61.17837 N, 149.18642 W Population (1990): 226338 (94153 housing units) Area: 4396.9 sq km (land), 683.4 sq km (water) Anchorage, AK (city, FIPS 3000) Location: 61.17837 N, 149.18642 W Population (1990): 226338 (94153 housing units) Area: 4396.9 sq km (land), 683.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99507, 99508, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518 Anchorage, KY (city, FIPS 1504) Location: 38.27022 N, 85.53810 W Population (1990): 2082 (684 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 40223