anchorage

noun8

1. •
   A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
2. •
   That into which something is anchored or fastened.
3. •
   (figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
4. •
   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. — 1866
5. •
   A fee charged for anchoring.

   • Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.
6. •
   The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
7. •
   The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
8. •
   The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

noun1

1. •
   The largest city in Alaska, United States.

   • So Anchorage settled into its current role as a major center for cargo traffic and a modest airport of seasonal passenger flights. — 2022