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an⋅chor⋅age

[ang-ker-ij]
–noun
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.
a. an abutment.
b. the locking in of a tooth filling by means of an undercut.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME ankerage. See anchor, -age

An⋅chor⋅age

[ang-ker-ij]
–noun
a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964. 173,017.
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an·chor·age   (āng'kər-ĭj)   
n.  
  1. A place for anchoring.

  2. A fee charged for the privilege of anchoring.

  3. The act of anchoring or the condition of being at anchor.

  4. A means of securing or stabilizing: The central bank was the anchorage of the financial community.

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.
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Anchorage

City in south-central Alaska; largest city in the state.

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Main Entry: an·chor·age
Pronunciation: 'a[ng]-k(&-)rij
Function: noun
1 : the act of securing or fastening firmly
2 : something (as a tooth) that provides a secure hold <anchorage for a dental plate>
3 : a point or frame of psychological reference
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anchorage an·chor·age (āng'kər-ĭj)
n.

  1. The surgical fixation of loose or prolapsed abdominal or pelvic organs.

  2. The part to which something is secured or stabilized.

  3. A tooth or an implanted tooth substitute to which a fixed or removable partial denture, crown, or restorative material is fastened.

  4. The resistance to displacement offered by an anatomical structure used to help move a tooth.

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