Synonyms for anchorage

Most common

port · mooring · roadstead

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

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

Forms

Plural

anchorages → moorings, harbors, ports, roads…

Example sentences

• port Owing to the storm, the ship could not leave port.
• mooring The boat's got a mooring in the harbour.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

road¹, port¹

6 letters

harbor²

7 letters

harbour², mooring²

9 letters

roadstead

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harbor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

ancrage

Italiano

ancoraggio

Español

fondeadero

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