harbour
[ hahr-ber ]
/ ˈhɑr bər /
noun, verb (used with or without object) Chiefly British.
usage note for harbour
See
-or1.
Words nearby harbour
harbor,
harbor master,
harbor seal,
harborage,
harborside,
harbour,
harbour master,
harbour seal,
harbourage,
hard,
hard act to follow
Definition for harbour (2 of 2)
harbor
[ hahr-ber ]
/ ˈhɑr bər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
(of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor.
Also
especially British,
har·bour.
Origin of harbor
before 1150; Middle English
herber(we),
herberge, Old English
herebeorg lodgings, quarters (
here army + (
ge)beorg refuge); cognate with German
Herberge
synonym study for harbor
1.
Harbor,
haven,
port indicate a shelter for ships. A
harbor may be natural or artificially constructed or improved:
a fine harbor on the eastern coast. A
haven is usually a natural harbor that can be utilized by ships as a place of safety; the word is common in literary use:
a haven in time of storm; a haven of refuge. A
port is a
harbor viewed especially in its commercial relations, though it is frequently applied in the meaning of
harbor or
haven also:
a thriving port; any old port in a storm.
6. See
cherish.
OTHER WORDS FROM harbor
har·bor·er, noun har·bor·less, adjective har·bor·ous, adjective un·har·bored, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for harbour
British Dictionary definitions for harbour
harbour
US harbor
/ (ˈhɑːbə) /
noun
a sheltered port
a place of refuge or safety
verb
(tr)
to give shelter to
to harbour a criminal
(tr)
to maintain secretly
to harbour a grudge
to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
Derived forms of harbour
harbourer or US harborer, noun harbourless or US harborless, adjectiveWord Origin for harbour
Old English
herebeorg, from
here troop, army +
beorg shelter; related to Old High German
heriberga hostelry, Old Norse
herbergi