Definition of harbor

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Harbor (n.) A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven..

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Stand :: Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor..
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Importuous :: Importuous (a.) Without a port or harbor.
Tangfish :: Tangfish (n.) The common harbor seal.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A mixing box materials.
Mole :: Mole (n.) A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself..
Open :: Open (v. i.) To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view..
Bar :: Bar (n.) A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation..
Chops :: Chops (n. pl.) The sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel, harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English Channel..
Shebander :: Shebander (n.) A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies..
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..
Chain :: Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor..
Port :: Port (v.) In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages..
Receiptment :: Receiptment (n.) The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, after the commission of a felony..
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought)..
Jetty :: "Jetty (n.) A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River..
Harborough :: Harborough () Alt. of Harbroug.
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
Waterman :: Waterman (n.) A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman..
Sea Chart :: Sea chart () A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated..
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