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harborage

[hahr-ber-ij]
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noun
  1. shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
  2. any shelter or lodging.
  3. a place of shelter.

Origin of harborage

First recorded in 1560–70; harbor + -age
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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.

  • No wonder then that the celebrated outlaw, Peter Retief, had chosen it for his haunt and the harborage of his ill-gotten stock.

  • 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