Definition of Harbour. Meaning of Harbour. Synonyms of Harbour

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Definition of Harbour

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Harbor Har"bor, v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.] To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought). Any place that harbors men. --Shak. The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. --Bp. Burnet. Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. --Rowe.
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Harbor Har"bor, n. [Written also harbour.] [OE herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.] 1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. [A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. --Dryden. 2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.] 4. A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven.

Meaning of Harbour from wikipedia

- A harbor (American English), or harbour (Canadian English, British English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats...
- David Kenneth Harbour (born April 10, 1975) is an American actor. In a career spanning over three decades of screen, stage and television, he has received...
- The Mulberry harbours were two temporary portable harbours developed by the British Admiralty and War Office during the Second World War to facilitate...
- Harbour City may refer to: Harbour City (Hong Kong), a shopping centre Harbor City, Los Angeles, the community in Los Angeles Harbour City tram stop,...
- Harbour Centre is a skys****er in the central business district of Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which opened in 1977. The "Lookout" tower...
- Harbour Air Seaplanes is a scheduled floatplane service, tour and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The predominantly seaplane...
- The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies...
- Harbour Island is an island and administrative district in the Bahamas located off the northeast coast of Eleuthera Island. Harbour Island, Jacobs Island...
- Battle Harbour (Inuttitut: Putlavak) is a summer fishing station, formerly a permanent settlement, located on the Labrador coast in the province of Newfoundland...
- The village of Rosslare Harbour (Irish: Calafort Ros Láir), also known as Ballygeary, grew up to serve the needs of the harbour of the same name (now called...