Definition of harbor

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Harbor (n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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Havenage :: Havenage (n.) Harbor dues; port dues.
Tangfish :: Tangfish (n.) The common harbor seal.
Berthage :: Berthage (n.) A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
Pile :: Pile (n.) A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor where the ground is soft, for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc..
Survey :: Survey (v. t.) To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast..
Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation..
Boom :: Boom (n.) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage..
Sea Chart :: Sea chart () A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated..
Harbored :: Harbored (imp. & p. p.) of Harbo.
Enharbor :: Enharbor (v. t.) To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit.
Quay :: Quay (n.) A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels..
Reset :: Reset (v. t.) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.
Receiptment :: Receiptment (n.) The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, after the commission of a felony..
Gasket :: Gasket (n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.
Shebander :: Shebander (n.) A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies..
Herborough :: Herborough (n.) A harbor.
Float :: Float (v. t.) To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor..
Pirate :: Pirate (n.) A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor..
Harboring :: Harboring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harbo.
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