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anchorage

noun
/ˈæŋkəɹɪd͡ʒ/UK/ˈæŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/US/ˈeɪŋkɚɪd͡ʒ/CA

Etymology

A proprialization from anchorage, in reference to Captain Cook's anchoring there during his third voyage; for more, see Wikipedia at History of Anchorage, Alaska.

  1. derived from ἄγκυρα
  2. derived from ancora
  3. inherited from ancor
  4. inherited from anker
  5. suffixed as anchorage — “anchor + age”

Definitions

  1. A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for…

    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.

    • Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.

  3. That into which something is anchored or fastened.

    • the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge
  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

    2. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

      • And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage.

    3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

    4. The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.

    5. Something on which one may depend for security

      Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

    6. A large coastal city in Alaska.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at anchorage. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at anchorage. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at anchorage

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA