What does ANCHORAGE mean?

Definitions for ANCHORAGE
ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒan·chor·age

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anchoragenoun

    the condition of being secured to a base

    "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

  2. anchoragenoun

    a fee for anchoring

  3. Anchoragenoun

    a city in south central Alaska

    "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"

  4. anchorage, anchorage groundnoun

    place for vessels to anchor

  5. anchoragenoun

    the act of anchoring

Wiktionary

  1. anchoragenoun

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

  2. anchoragenoun

    A fee charged for anchoring.

  3. anchoragenoun

    That into which something is anchored or fastened.

  4. anchoragenoun

    The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

  5. Anchoragenoun

    a large coastal city in Alaska

  6. Etymology: From anchorage

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Anchoragenoun

    Etymology: from anchor.

    Let me resolve whether there be indeed such efficacy in nurture and first production; for it that supposal should fail us, all our anchorage were loose, and we should but wander in a wild sea. Henry Wotton.

    Lo as the bark that hath discharg’d her freight,
    Returns with precious lading to the bay
    From whence at first she weigh’d her anchorage;
    Cometh Andronicus. William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus.

Wikipedia

  1. anchorage

    Anchorage (Tanaina: Dgheyay Kaq'; Dgheyaytnu) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has 1,212 sq mi (3,140 km2).Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. In September 1975, the City of Anchorage merged with the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, creating the Municipality of Anchorage. The municipal city limits span 1,961.1 sq mi (5,079.2 km2), encompassing the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities, and almost all of Chugach State Park. Because of this, less than 10% of the Municipality (or Muni) is populated, with the highest concentration of people in the 100 square-mile area that makes up the city proper, on a promontory at the headwaters of the inlet, commonly called Anchorage, the City of Anchorage, or the Anchorage Bowl.Due to its location, almost equidistant from New York City, Tokyo, and Frankfurt, Germany (across the Arctic Ocean), Anchorage lies within 10 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for international cargo flights and home to a major FedEx hub, which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services.Anchorage has won the All-America City Award four times: in 1956, 1965, 1984–85, and 2002, from the National Civic League. Kiplinger has named it the United States' most tax-friendly city.

ChatGPT

  1. anchorage

    Anchorage is a place where ships and boats can secure themselves, often through the use of anchors or other mooring devices. It is also a large city in the state of Alaska in the United States. In a broader or more metaphorical sense, anchorage can refer to a source of stability or security.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anchoragenoun

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

  2. Anchoragenoun

    a place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor

  3. Anchoragenoun

    the set of anchors belonging to a ship

  4. Anchoragenoun

    something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge

  5. Anchoragenoun

    something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust

  6. Anchoragenoun

    a toll for anchoring; anchorage duties

  7. Anchoragenoun

    abode of an anchoret

Wikidata

  1. Anchorage

    Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost city in the United States with more than 100,000 residents and the largest community in North America north of the 60th parallel. With 291,826 residents in 2010, it is Alaska's most populous city and constitutes more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in the state's most populous city. Anchorage has been named All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984/1985 and 2002, by the National Civic League. It has also been named by Kiplinger as the most tax friendly city in the United States.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. anchorage

    A specified location for anchoring or mooring a vessel in-stream or offshore.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. anchorage

    Ground which is suitable, and neither too deep, shallow, or exposed for ships to ride in safety upon; also the set of anchors belonging to a ship; also a royal duty levied from vessels coming to a port or roadstead for the use of its advantages. It is generally marked on the charts by an anchor, and described according to its attributes of good, snug, open, or exposed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANCHORAGE in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ANCHORAGE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ANCHORAGE in a Sentence

  1. Aliy Zirkle:

    When you get 500 miles from nowhere, you stop. You get off, look at your dogs and they are wagging their tails at you and you think I just made it from Anchorage to the Bering Sea – just me.

  2. Bruce Schulte:

    They told 51 percent of the Anchorage voters who passed this that their time and energy has been wasted because 11 members of the Assembly know better, That's not good governance.

  3. Gavin Hayes:

    The most striking thing about this event was that it was so close to Anchorage, that's why it has caused the damage that we're seeing.

  4. Nils Haupt:

    During the period in question the vessel has not moved from anchorage and has not passed over the pipeline, during anchorage no oil in the water has been spotted. Hapag-Lloyd is fully cooperating with all authorities involved.

  5. Zaramie Lindseth:

    It's a bragging right, anchorage is a top airport when it comes to snow and ice control.

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