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harbour master

British  

noun

  1. an official in charge of a harbour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rotterdam port harbour master René de Vries said 25 mobile homes kitted out with catering and satellite communications would be available for the crew to self-isolate in.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Robert Erskine, a harbour master at Portpatrick, dismissed the scheme as “a nice pipe dream”.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2020

An official search operation was called off on 24 January after Guernsey's harbour master said the chances of survival were "extremely remote".

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2019

She said her father, a harbour master and a strict Protestant, was "the apple of my eye", although she later fell out with all but one of her siblings.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2015

It was evident that the billet of deputy-assistant harbour master carried no crushingly onerous duties.

From Command by William McFee

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