An"chor*age (&?;), n. 1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.

3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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

6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. Johnson.

An"cho*rage (&?;), n. Abode of an anchoret.

• (nautical) a place where a ship lies at anchor; the fee charged for anchoring
  
• (medicine) the surgical fixation of prolapsed organs
  

• a large coastal city in Alaska