anchorage

Everyday

1. An anchorage is a place where ships can safely drop anchor, usually a calm, sheltered bit of water. tree →
2. Anchorage is the largest city in the US state of Alaska. tree →
3. An anchorage can also be a strong point that something is fixed to, like where a bridge cable or a seat belt is attached. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons a safe anchorage is a sheltered bay or harbour; ports grew up near good anchorages. Anchorage, Alaska, is a city surrounded by mountains, famous for moose, snow and long summer days. In car safety, child seats click into special anchorages. Phrases: «a safe anchorage», «a sheltered anchorage».

Examples

• The ships waited in the anchorage until the storm passed. tree →
• The bay is a safe anchorage. tree →
• Anchorage is the biggest city in Alaska. tree →
• Moose sometimes walk through the streets of Anchorage. tree →
• The sailors found a quiet anchorage behind the island. tree →
• The child seat clips into the anchorage points in the car. tree →
• The bridge cables are fixed to huge anchorages. tree →
• In Anchorage it stays light almost all night in June. tree →

Note

The city is written with a capital A: Anchorage. Countable: an anchorage, anchorages. From «anchor» + «-age» (place). Say «ANG-ker-ij».