4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchorage \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n.
Abode of an anchoret.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Anchorage
n 1: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest
city in Alaska" [syn: {Anchorage}]
2: place for vessels to anchor [syn: {anchorage ground}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Anchorage, AK (Borough, FIPS 20)
Location: 61.17837 N, 149.18642 W
Population (1990): 226338 (94153 housing units)
Area: 4396.9 sq km (land), 683.4 sq km (water)
Anchorage, AK (city, FIPS 3000)
Location: 61.17837 N, 149.18642 W
Population (1990): 226338 (94153 housing units)
Area: 4396.9 sq km (land), 683.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99501, 99502, 99503, 99504, 99507, 99508, 99515, 99516, 99517, 99518
Anchorage, KY (city, FIPS 1504)
Location: 38.27022 N, 85.53810 W
Population (1990): 2082 (684 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40223
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