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harborage

[hahr-ber-ij]

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noun

shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.

any shelter or lodging.

a place of shelter.

Origin of harborage

First recorded in 1560–70; harbor + -age

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for harborage

harbor, wharf, seaport, stronghold, sanctuary, hideaway, resort, shelter, hideout, protection, fortress, security, asylum, haven, retreat, oasis, church, refuge, park, reserve

Examples from the Web for harborage

Historical Examples of harborage

Not long did the boys remain even in a harborage so distant.
The Story of Ab
Stanley Waterloo
It was all very well to dilate upon the sugar crop of the island, its trade, its fertility, its harborage.
Benjamin Franklin
John Torrey Morse, Jr.
And, as the evil spirit had left Hiram's house, so had another and a greater evil spirit quitted its harborage.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Howard Pyle
No wonder then that the celebrated outlaw, Peter Retief, had chosen it for his haunt and the harborage of his ill-gotten stock.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch
Ridgwell Cullum
It shall not be burdened with any duties for harborage stoppages, depots, breaking bulk, or putting in through stress of weather.
Stanley in Africa
James P. Boyd