1. (n.) The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
2. (n.) A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
3. (n.) The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
4. (n.) Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
5. (n.) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
6. (n.) A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
7. (n.) Abode of an anchoret.
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