words associated with anchorages
Synonyms of anchorage
harbor: : a place of security and comfort : refuge the … Loyalists found harbor in the same areas —W. G. Hardy
harborage: : shelter , harbor
haven: : harbor , port
port: : a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
Words Related to anchorage
basin: : an open usually circular vessel with sloping or curving sides used typically for holding water for washing a new washstand and basin
dock: : any of a genus (Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
marina: : a dock or basin providing secure moorings for pleasure boats and often offering supply, repair, and other facilities
moorage: : an act of mooring
mooring: : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors
arm: : a human upper limb
bay: : reddish brown a bay mare
bight: : a bend in a coast forming an open bay
cove: : a recessed place : concavity : such as
creek: : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river
embayment: : formation of a bay
estuary: : a water passage where the tide meets a river current
firth: : estuary
fjord: : a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes the fjords of Norway
fiord: : a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes the fjords of Norway
gulf: : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
inlet: : a bay or recess in the shore of a sea, lake, or river
lagoon: : a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
loch: : lake
lough: : lake
narrow: : of slender width a long and narrow room
roads: : roadstead — often used in plural
roadstead: : a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor
canal: : a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct
channel: : the bed where a natural stream of water runs
sound: : a particular auditory impression : tone
strait: : strict , rigorous
containerport: : a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
home port: : to provide with or assign to a home port
seaport: : a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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