harbor
IPA: hˈɑrbɝ
noun
- (countable) Any place of shelter.
- (countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
- (countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
- (obsolete, countable) A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Shelter, refuge.
- A surname, variant of Harbour.
- A census-designated place in Curry County, Oregon, United States.
verb
- (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
- (intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
- (transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
- (transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
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Examples of "harbor" in Sentences
- She harbors a phobia of the elderly.
- Seaside is west of the harbor entrance.
- A tsunami overwhelms the ships in the harbor.
- They are the majority proprietor of the harbor.
- The harbor was the largest on the eastern coast.
- It's part of the history of the fleet, not the harbor.
- By midnight, the ship had stealthily passed into the harbor.
- The ship was beached in the harbor by the Senior Quartermaster.
- The ship was then disarmed and all but abandoned in the harbor.
- The harbor was dredged and the channel enlarged to accommodate larger ships.