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Recent Examples of anchorage The queue outside the Port of New York & New Jersey increased since yesterday as ships are still waiting in the anchorage area. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 More than a dozen container vessels are currently waiting in the port anchorage area of Freeport, Everstream Analytics data shows. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 Mina Rashid will be transformed into a luxurious waterfront residential community, and anchorage points will be expanded across the emirate. Dubai Tourism Contributor, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 This pause in construction will enable SC Ports and the maritime community to work ships faster and work through the remaining anchorage. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for anchorage 

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“Anchorage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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