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Anchorage

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

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Broader term 7

Area 76% connected

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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Arrival 76% connected

The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.

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Condition 76% connected

Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength,…

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Country 76% connected

A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun) the region o…

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Fee 76% connected

property; possession; tenure.

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Feeling 76% connected

of Feel

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Status 76% connected

State; condition; position of affairs.

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Narrower term 5

Berth 76% connected

Convenient sea room.

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Moorage 76% connected

A place for mooring.

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Mooring 76% connected

of Moor

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Roadstead 76% connected

An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4.

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Slip 76% connected

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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Anchor 74% connected

A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…

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Anchor 74% connected

A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…

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Containing whole 3

Harbor 70% connected

A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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Haven 70% connected

A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.

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Seaport 70% connected

A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.

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