anchorage

1. (countable, uncountable)A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.

2. (countable, uncountable)A fee charged for anchoring.

   Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.

   Ankerplatz, Ankergebühr

   я́корная стоя́нкаjákornaja stojánka

   a fee for anchoring

3. (countable, uncountable)That into which something is anchored or fastened.

   the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge

   Verankerung

   опо́раopóra

4. (countable, uncountable)The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

5. (countable, uncountable)The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

   the act of anchoring

6. (countable, uncountable)The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

7. (countable, uncountable)The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.

8. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.

1. I went to Europe by way of Anchorage.

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2. Truth doesn't perish at sea, but it often takes a long time to find an anchorage.

   deDie Wahrheit geht nicht unter, aber es dauert oft lange, bis sie einen Ankerplatz findet.

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3. I'm going to Europe by way of Anchorage next week.

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4. Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska.

   ruАнкоридж — крупнейший город Аляски.

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5. Anchorage is the northernmost big city in the US.

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