Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anchorage \An"chor*age\, n.
   1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

   2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a
      hold for an anchor.

   3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

   4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the
      anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.

   5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of
      trust.

   6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson.

Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n.
   Abode of an anchoret.

Source : WordNet®

anchorage
     n 1: a fee for anchoring
     2: a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest
        city in Alaska"
     3: place for vessels to anchor [syn: {anchorage ground}]
     4: the act of anchoring