anchorage

== English == === Etymology === From anchor + -age. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈæŋkʰəɹʷɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹʷɪd͡ʒ] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈæŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈæŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] (æ-raising) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈeɪŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈeɪŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈeɪŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ]; /ˈɛ̃ŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/, [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɚɪd͡ʒ] ~ [ˈɛ̃ŋkʰɹ̩ɪd͡ʒ] Hyphenation: An‧chor‧age === Noun === anchorage (countable and uncountable, plural anchorages) (nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge. (nautical) A fee charged for anchoring. That into which something is anchored or fastened. (medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. The set of anchors belonging to a ship. The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite. (figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (fee for anchoring): cranage, demurrage, shippage, shorage, tonnage, wharfage ==== Translations ====