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harborage

[ hahr-ber-ij ]

/ ˈhɑr bər ɪdʒ /

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noun

shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.

any shelter or lodging.

a place of shelter.

Origin of harborage

First recorded in 1560–70; harbor + -age

Words nearby harborage

harbinger-of-spring, harbona, harbor, harbor master, harbor seal, harborage, harborside, harbour, harbour master, harbour seal, harbourage

Example sentences from the Web for harborage

Mr. Gulick's constant care, which had secured us harborage in Madrid, had provided welcome here.

Spanish Highways and Byways |Katharine Lee Bates
No wonder then that the celebrated outlaw, Peter Retief, had chosen it for his haunt and the harborage of his ill-gotten stock.

The Story of the Foss River Ranch |Ridgwell Cullum
And, as the evil spirit had left Hiram's house, so had another and a greater evil spirit quitted its harborage.

Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates |Howard Pyle
He did not peril his prows beyond the shoals which environed the entrance to his harborage.

The Lily and the Totem |William Gilmore Simms

It shall not be burdened with any duties for harborage stoppages, depots, breaking bulk, or putting in through stress of weather.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd