anchorage
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“Whenever the situation escalates, they reiterate the warning,” said a seafarer surnamed Wang whose vessel—carrying liquefied natural gas—has been stuck at an anchorage northwest of Dubai for four weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The ship "is currently being escorted by the national navy to a point of anchorage for further verifications," it added.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
A week after the tempest, the anchorage of the Acapulco Yacht Club still looked like it had suffered intense bombardment.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
The buoys can break free from their anchorage either in a violent storm or from being pulled by a big fishing vessel, Professor Inall said.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
Warily they inched their way through coral reefs to their anchorage.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing anchorage
Civil Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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