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harbour

DEFINITIONS OF: harbour

1

n a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

Synonyms:
harbor, haven, seaport
Examples:
Caesarea
an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
Pearl Harbor
a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
Boston Harbor
the seaport at Boston
Types:
coaling station
a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal
port of call
any port where a ship stops except its home port
Type of:
port
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

n a place of refuge and comfort and security

Synonyms:
harbor
Type of:
asylum, refuge, sanctuary
a shelter from danger or hardship

v secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

Synonyms:
harbor
Type of:
shelter
provide shelter for

v keep in one's possession; of animals

Synonyms:
harbor
Type of:
hold on, keep
retain possession of

v maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

Synonyms:
entertain, harbor, hold, nurse
Type of:
experience, feel
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

v hold back a thought or feeling about

Synonyms:
harbor, shield
Type of:
conceal, hide
prevent from being seen or discovered
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