anchorage
- noun
- /ˈæŋkərɪdʒ/
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apoyo
- The anchorage within a particular community gives each searchlight its own distinctive angle of vision and inquiry, and there are portions of the heavens that can be best illuminated by one rather than by another light.
Examples
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Many people find emotional anchorage in the support of close friends and family during difficult times.
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Being singled out individually, the child momentarily loses the safe anchorage of the group and is then most vulnerable.
Academic text (1993) -
The lofty mind is ever peaceful, firmly moored in its tranquil anchorage, suppressing all of angers components controlled and orderly.
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For her, volunteering at the shelter provides a sense of anchorage amidst the chaos of everyday life.
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He relied on his therapist as a source of anchorage while navigating his emotional struggles.
Synonyms
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3.9
A safe place where people or animals are protected from danger
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A person or thing that gives support and makes someone feel confident
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A safe place or situation where a person feels protected
A place where people or ships find safety from danger
A protected place where people hide to be safe from attack
Compounds
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anchorage comes from anchor, which keeps a ship safe, and -age to make a noun, so it can mean 'a source of security'. That's why a person, place, or relationship can be an anchorage when you need support.