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harbor, harbor master, harbor seal, harborage, harborside, harbour, harbour master, harbour seal, harbourage, hard, hard act to follow
Usage note
See -or1.
Definition for harbour (2 of 2)
harbor
[ hahr-ber ]
/ ˈhɑr bər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
(of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor.
Also especially British, har·bour.
Origin of harbor
before 1150; Middle English herber(we), herberge, Old English herebeorg lodgings, quarters (here army + (ge)beorg refuge); cognate with German Herberge
Related forms
har·bor·er, nounhar·bor·less, adjectivehar·bor·ous, adjectiveun·har·bored, adjectiveSynonym study
1. Harbor, haven, port indicate a shelter for ships. A harbor may be natural or artificially constructed or improved: a fine harbor on the eastern coast. A haven is usually a natural harbor that can be utilized by ships as a place of safety; the word is common in literary use: a haven in time of storm; a haven of refuge. A port is a harbor viewed especially in its commercial relations, though it is frequently applied in the meaning of harbor or haven also: a thriving port; any old port in a storm. 6. See cherish.
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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
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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