anchorage
[ ang-ker-ij ]
/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /
noun
Words nearby anchorage
anchor ring,
anchor shot,
anchor span,
anchor splint,
anchor watch,
anchorage,
anchoress,
anchoret,
anchorette,
anchorite,
anchorman
Definition for anchorage (2 of 2)
Anchorage
[ ang-ker-ij ]
/ ˈæŋ kər ɪdʒ /
noun
a seaport in S Alaska: earthquake 1964.
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British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (1 of 3)
anchorage
1
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /
noun
British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (2 of 3)
anchorage
2
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /
noun
the cell or retreat of an anchorite
British Dictionary definitions for anchorage (3 of 3)
Anchorage
/ (ˈæŋkərɪdʒ) /
noun
the largest city in Alaska, a port in the south, at the head of Cook Inlet. Pop: 270 951 (2003 est)
Medical definitions for anchorage
anchorage
[ ăng′kər-ĭj ]
n.
The surgical fixation of loose or prolapsed abdominal or pelvic organs.
The part to which something is secured or stabilized.
A tooth or an implanted tooth substitute to which a fixed or removable partial denture, crown, or restorative material is fastened.
The resistance to displacement offered by an anatomical structure used to help move a tooth.