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• A good anchorage was found at Tanna, and the ship warped close in.2009, Arthur Kitson, The Life of Captain James Cook, page 148. From the entry warp
• Ross was a popular doghole, but its anchorage was discovered much earlier.1984, Donald H. Keith, Underwater Archaeology, page 104. From the entry doghole
• Captain Mac was certainly making the most of his enforced stay at safe anchorage.1983, Christine Marion Fraser, chapter 1, in Children of Rhanna, London: Fontana, HarperCollins Publishers, →ISBN, part I (Winter 1941)…. From the entry ceilidh
• It has a good anchorage, with a clean and good bottom.1973, Soledad Masangkay Borromeo, El Cadiz Filipino: Colonial Cavite, 1571-1896, page 39. From the entry vendavel
• The isl. shelters (W) Haitan Bay (or Futsing Bay), which provides a deep anchorage.1952, “Haitan Island or Hai-t'an Island”, in Leon E. Seltzer, editor, The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights…. From the entry P'ing-t'an
• The anchorage is at Mako (Makyū or Makun) on the principal island of Penghu.1911, PESCADORES (Encyclopædia Britannica), volume 21, page 282. From the entry Penghu
• The best anchorage in summer for small vessels, gun-brigs, &c. will be found, West point of Berlinga island bearing W. b.2010, James Stanier Clarke, John McArthur, The Naval Chronicle: Volume 30, July-December 1813, →ISBN. From the entry souther
• "To their anchorage off Kodiak," Chuck says.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 300. From the entry warhead
• Another movement mentioned in the foregoing sections involves wedge pullin of the anchorage type shown in Fig. 7-9, occurring at lockoff.1991, Petros P. Xanthakos, Ground Anchors and Anchored Structures, page 313. From the entry lockoff
• It does, however, serve as a mid-sea anchorage area.1987, Donald E. Weatherbee, “The South China Sea: From Zone of Conflict to Zone of Peace?”, in Lawrence E. Grinter, Young Whan Kihl…. From the entry Zhongsha
• Therefore, when preparing and maintaining track for high speeds, the importance of ample anchorage against creepage cannot be overlooked.1946 January and February, Ralph P. Johnson, “Track and Roadbed for High-Speed Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 46. From the entry creepage
• Between the two islands there is an anchorage that is entered from the northeast, unbuoyed, but not difficult to get into.1926, Neville Shute, chapter 4, in Marazan, London: Cassell. From the entry unbuoyed
• All this, according to the journalist, is “cast” when a ship arriving at an anchorage is brought up.1904–1906, Joseph Conrad, chapter IV, in The Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published…. From the entry stock
• It's better to amble around, drop the "pick" for a lunchtime swim or beachcomb, then find a nice anchorage for the night.2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 41, column 2. From the entry pick
• The anchorage independent growth was here used as a functional marker of tumorgenicity and compared with Caco-2 cells as a positive control.2015 July 6, “Comparing Two Intestinal Porcine Epithelial Cell Lines (IPECs): Morphological Differentiation, Function and Metabolism”, in…. From the entry tumorgenicity
• There was a pier, a marina, a fish house, and a large anchorage by the fish house for both commercial shrimpers and charter fishing boats.2012, John Farris, Dragonfly. From the entry fish house
• The USSR has settled into military bases in Southeast Asia, and its navy uses the Macclesfield Bank as a mid-sea anchorage, despite Communist China’s complaints.1987, A. James Gregor, “U.S. China Policy and Asian Security”, in Arming the Dragon: U.S. Security Ties With the People's Republic of…. From the entry Macclesfield Bank
• Some beams are anchored to the brickwalls by "dog anchors", some are not, and there seems to be no anchorage between the floordeck and brickwalls.1970, Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Building Rehabilitation Committee, Building Rehabilitation Study, page 198. From the entry brickwall
• These piles supported long lengths of hard timber (approximately 2-ft. square section) which provided a firm anchorage for the outriggers supporting the cranes.1946 March and April, C. R. L. Coles, “Re-Railing the Locomotive at Bourne End”, in Railway Magazine, page 95. From the entry outrigger
• Tests 1 through 7 proceeded well; 35 psi ( 80 ft of waterhead ) was reached with no signs of failure in the bulkhead or its anchorage.1985, Information Circular, page 32. From the entry waterhead

Meaning of anchorage

1. noun A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
2. noun A fee charged for anchoring.
3. noun That into which something is anchored or fastened.

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How do you use anchorage in a sentence?

Anchorage is used as a noun. For example: “Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.”

What is a short sentence with anchorage?

“the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge”

What does anchorage mean?

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