ANCHORAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Anchorage mean?
• ANCHORAGE (noun)
The noun ANCHORAGE has 5 senses:
1. the condition of being secured to a base
2. a fee for anchoring
3. a city in south central Alaska
4. place for vessels to anchor
5. the act of anchoring
Familiarity information: ANCHORAGE used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• ANCHORAGE (noun)
Meaning:
The condition of being secured to a base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
the plant needs a firm anchorage / the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family
Hypernyms ("anchorage" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Meaning:
A fee for anchoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("anchorage" is a kind of...):
fee (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
Meaning:
A city in south central Alaska
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Anchorage" is a part of...):
AK; Alaska; Last Frontier (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union)
Meaning:
Place for vessels to anchor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
anchorage ground; anchorage
Hypernyms ("anchorage" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anchorage"):
berth; moorage; mooring; slip (a place where a craft can be made fast)
roads; roadstead (a partly sheltered anchorage)
Holonyms ("anchorage" is a part of...):
harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
Meaning:
The act of anchoring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("anchorage" is a kind of...):
arrival (the act of arriving at a certain place)
