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harbor
[ hahr-ber ]
noun
- a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- such a body of water having docks or port facilities.
- any place of shelter or refuge:
The old inn was a harbor for tired travelers.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- (of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor.
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Other Words From
- harbor·er noun
- harbor·less adjective
- harbor·ous adjective
- un·harbored adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of harbor1
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Example Sentences
The harbor dredging has been insufficient in recent years and the city has been looking for other ways to restore its eroding coastline.
The Portuguese had heard stories about Benin that compelled them to breach their customary adherence to coastal harbors and take the risk of venturing into the delta.
It was midmorning on a Tuesday and the harbor bath was filled with locals splashing about.
Across the harbor, Amass restaurant from acclaimed chef Matt Orlando, also created a pop-up making fried chicken during the pandemic.
It is a harbor offering them safety and affirmation amid choppy waters.
“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.
It is, Zelden said, “unthinkable” that Scalise would harbor these views.
Rights activists like Boledi, the Iranian Baluch dissident living in Sweden, harbor some of the same concerns.
I harbor a rock ‘n’ roll fantasy, just like anybody, and I welcomed the challenge.
He continued to harbor core conservative beliefs, but started to believe they could be achieved “through liberal structures.”
This he did, erecting at the harbor a beautiful cross bearing the arms of France.
Whenever he heard of one coming into harbor, he hastened to the shore, and closely watched the disembarking.
She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.
Some time this summer we are going to get up a nice crowd and sail as far as Bar Harbor—maybe.
A crowd watched the ship towed, for safe-keeping, under the guns of the Romney in the harbor.
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