anchorage

noun

1. 1

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

2. 2

   A fee charged for anchoring.

3. 3

   That into which something is anchored or fastened.

   “the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge”

4. 4

   The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.

5. 5

   The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

6. 6

   The set of anchors belonging to a ship.

7. 7

   The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.

8. 8

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