1. [n]  the act of anchoring
2. [n]  place for vessels to anchor
3. [n]  a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"
4. [n]  a fee for anchoring

ANCHORAGE is a 9 letter word that starts with A.

1. \An"chor*age\, n.
   1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
   2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a
      hold for an anchor.
   3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
   4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the
      anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
   5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of
      trust.
   6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson.
   

2. \An"cho*rage\, n.
   Abode of an anchoret.