harbor
460
1.8
- noun
- /ˈhɑːrbər/
- US
:
puerto
- I need all 50 delivered to Long Beach Harbor, pier 14, by 8:00 a.m. four days from now.
- ships in the harbor
- a safe harbor
- inner harbor
It is a boat that knows no harbor, but always sails strong.
- It is a boat that knows no harbor, but always sails strong.
- They managed to get out of the harbor and then they they drift.
- That was the second important harbor, French harbor during slave trade.
- To be clear, that's in New York's harbor, not in the open ocean.
- It's beautiful New England town with a big harbor full of sailboats.
- Yeah, like milling around the harbor in Saint Petersburg just still.
- They could come one day and sit outside the harbour in any country on earth.
- It was a cold, hot, what they call a coal harbor, frigid harbor, harbor.
Examples
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Olinka is four days march through the bush from the harbor.
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With products from across the known world, the military harbor was just as impressive.
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From here, they could see beyond the harbor and out into the ocean.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's beautiful New England town with a big harbor full of sailboats.
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It sits out at the mouth of Charleston Harbor here.
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A cargo ship carrying munitions explodes in the harbor.
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The traps at Comox Harbor likely caught salmon, herring, and many other types of fish.
Academic text (2011) -
On his return from the South Pole, Cdr. Richard E. Byrd gets a tumultuous welcome in New York Harbor.
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Newsreels and photographs show the ship's railings lined with refugees and a harbor dotted with boats.
Academic text (2017) -
The ships were anchored in the calm waters of the harbor while the crew unloaded their cargo.
Synonyms
248
1.3
A place like a harbour where people and goods enter or leave a country
75
3.5
A small sheltered bay along the coast
46
3.9
A sheltered place like a port where ships can unload and be safe
9
8.6
A partly protected area of water near the shore where ships can anchor
2
4.8
A safe place where a ship can drop anchor
2
3.9
A place or situation that protects people from danger
1
9.5
A place where ships stay safely during bad weather
A port away from the main port used for loading ships
A place in a harbor or at sea where ships can anchor safely
A place where people or ships find safety from danger
Compounds
91
3.7
A harbor in Hawaii where a United States navy base was attacked by Japan in 1941
5
2.8
A large natural harbor and seaport in Boston, Massachusetts with historic ships and waterfront attractions
- Formal
2
5.3
A legal rule that protects a company from fines when it meets certain conditions
1
3.7
A large steel arch bridge that crosses Sydney Harbour and links the city center to the North Shore
- Specialized
A small sea animal like a dolphin that lives near coasts in the northern Atlantic and Pacific
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Harbor comes from old English parts here meaning 'army' and beorg meaning 'shelter', giving the image of a protected place for people and ships. So a harbor is a safe, sheltered area of water where ships can anchor.