anchorages
noun
Meaning
- A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..
- A fee charged for anchoring.
- That into which something is anchored or fastened.
- 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.
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