[ang-ker-ij] 
| 1. | that portion of a harbor or area outside a harbor suitable for anchoring or in which ships are permitted to anchor. |
| 2. | a charge for occupying such an area. |
| 3. | the act of anchoring or the state of being anchored. |
| 4. | that to which anything is fastened. |
| 5. | a means of anchoring or making fast. |
| 6. | something that can be relied on: The Bible is her anchorage. |
| 7. | (in a suspension bridge) a massive masonry or concrete construction securing a cable at each end. |
| 8. | Dentistry.
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[ang-ker-ij] | a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964. 173,017. |
| an·chor·age (āng'kər-ĭj) n.
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| An·chor·age (āng'kər-ĭj) A city of southern Alaska on Cook Inlet south-southwest of Fairbanks. Founded in 1915 as construction headquarters for the Alaska Railroad, it is the largest city in the state. Population: 279,000. |
anchorage an·chor·age (āng'kər-ĭj)
n.
The surgical fixation of loose or prolapsed abdominal or pelvic organs.
The part to which something is secured or stabilized.
A tooth or an implanted tooth substitute to which a fixed or removable partial denture, crown, or restorative material is fastened.
The resistance to displacement offered by an anatomical structure used to help move a tooth.
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