harbour
[ hahr-ber ]
/ ˈhɑr bər /
noun, verb (used with or without object) Chiefly British.
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See -or1.
Words nearby harbour
harbor, harborage, harbor master, harbor seal, harborside, harbour, harbourage, harbour master, harbour seal, hard, hard act to follow
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British Dictionary definitions for harbour
harbour
US harbor
/ (ˈhɑːbə) /
noun
a sheltered port
a place of refuge or safety
verb
(tr) to give shelter toto harbour a criminal
(tr) to maintain secretlyto harbour a grudge
to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
Derived forms of harbour
harbourer or US harborer, nounharbourless or US harborless, adjectiveWord Origin for harbour
Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi
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