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anchorages

noun

Meaning

  1. A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge..
  2. A fee charged for anchoring.
  3. That into which something is anchored or fastened.
  4. The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
  5. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
  6. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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