n.
Pronunciation: -i ŋ
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : an act of making fast a boat or aircraft with lines or anchors
2 a : a place where or an object to which something (as a craft) can be moored b : a device (as a line or chain) by which an object is secured in place
3 : an established practice or stabilizing influence : ANCHORAGE 2 ― usually used in plural