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anchorage

/ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
An-chor-age
IPA
/ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fee charged for anchoring.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

That into which something is anchored or fastened.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anchorages (plural)

Derived Forms

Anchorageite

Frequently Paired Words

cranage demurrage shippage shorage tonnage wharfage

Synonyms

anchorage ground

Questions

How do you pronounce anchorage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/.
What does anchorage mean?
A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
Where does anchorage come from?
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.

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