anchorage

Definition

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

Etymology

From anchor + -age.

Example Sentences

• "Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour."
• "the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge"
• "And yet 'twas by such braggart vaunts as these Thou broughtst thee to this woeful anchorage."