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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : hahr-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr bər



Definition of harbor

Origin :
  • "lodging for ships," early 12c., probably from Old English herebeorg "lodgings, quarters," from here "army, host" (see harry) + beorg "refuge, shelter" (related to beorgan "save, preserve;" see bury); perhaps modeled on Old Norse herbergi "room, lodgings, quarters." Sense shifted in Middle English to "refuge, lodgings," then to "place of shelter for ships."
  • noun place for storing boats in the water
  • noun place for seclusion
  • verb hide, protect
  • verb hold in imagination
Example sentences :
  • Agdaness was a bare waste, and no harbor, and many a ship was lost.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • Without demur, then, she turned and accompanied the rascally Malay toward the harbor.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Also, there was not a single American vessel of war in the harbor.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • In 1805, the harbor was made a port of entry, and classed within the Erie district.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The harbor facilities of Cleveland at this time were very few.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • "Our harbor is full of ships, and our town full of troops," Hutchinson said.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • From that day the harbor became for me a big grim place to be let alone—like my father.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Instead she caught the chance to draw out of me all I had learned from the harbor.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • But even up here in the mountains the harbor reached with its cold embrace.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • It was to questionings like these that my mother had led me up from the harbor.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Synonyms for harbor

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