Definition of "anchorage"

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

(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.  examples

That into which something is anchored or fastened.  examples

(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.  examples

The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.  quotations  examples

The set of anchors belonging to a ship.  examples

The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.  examples

(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.  examples