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How to pronounce anchorage in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms anchorage ground
Type of area, country
Has types berth, moorage, mooring, roads, roadstead, slip
Derivation anchor
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Type of fee
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Type of arrival
Derivation anchor
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Type of condition, status


the plant needs a firm anchorage.
the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family.

Examples of anchorage

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Anchorage will represent the US at the Yukigassen World Championships next year.
From the thenewstribune.com
These mixes promote faster root growth and gives quick anchorage to young roots.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Landing has always been difficult and is most often done south of the anchorage.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Finally, the anchorage was small and the harbor was surrounded by tall seawalls.
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Anchorage brought in Creative Artists Agency partner Bryan Lourd as an adviser.
From the online.wsj.com
Id proteins synchronize stemness and anchorage to the niche of neural stem cells.
From the sciencedaily.com
Anchorage has a frost-free growing season that averages slightly over 101 days.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Cliff claims he has never visited the anchorage without the phenomenon appearing.
From the guardian.co.uk
Anchorage airport was named after Senator Ted Stevens while he was still alive.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • The condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"
  • A fee for anchoring
  • A city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
  • Place for vessels to anchor
  • The act of anchoring
  • The Anchorage Alaska Railroad station is the rail station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star.
  • "Anchorage" is a song by Michelle Shocked released as a single from her 1988 album Short Sharp Shocked. The song is about the narrator taking time out to write to an old friend, who has moved from Texas to Anchorage, and her friend's reply. She calls for Chel to "keep rocking in New York."
  • The Anchorage is a historic home in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland. It is a five part house with a large two and a half story center section and small hyphens and wings. It features a two story Greek Revival porch supported by four Doric columns. ...
  • Located in Northumberland County, seven miles (NE) outside of Kilmarnock, Virginia, near to Wicomico Church, Virginia, The Anchorage was built in 1749 as a two and half story home (original section which is still lived in) with a gambrel roof and then extended in the 1840s, including basement ...