harbour
Americannoun
noun
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a sheltered port
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a place of refuge or safety
verb
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(tr) to give shelter to
to harbour a criminal
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(tr) to maintain secretly
to harbour a grudge
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to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
Spelling
See -or 1.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of harbour
Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi
Example Sentences
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The constituency covers part of the city's commuter belt - Peterculter, Milltimber and Bieldside - as well as the more urban areas near the harbour, such as Torry.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The container had also come in via Durban's harbour.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
"Folkestone in Kent is really up and coming, the harbour looks like you could be abroad," she says.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
It shut after about three years and remains visible across the broken bridge from Irvine harbour.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Thus the coastguard on duty on the eastern side of the harbour, who at once ran down to the little pier, was the first to climb on board.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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