Lexic.us

Definition of Harbour

1. Verb. Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals).

2. Noun. A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.

3. Verb. Keep in one's possession; of animals.

4. Noun. A place of refuge and comfort and security.

5. Verb. Hold back a thought or feeling about. "She is harboring a grudge against him"

6. Verb. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings). "Harbor a resentment"

Definition of Harbour

1. Noun. (obsolete uncountable) Shelter, refuge. ¹

2. Noun. A place of shelter or refuge. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A house of the zodiac. ¹

4. Noun. A sheltered area for ships; a piece of water adjacent to land in which ships may stop to load and unload. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To provide shelter or refuge for. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To accept, as with a belief. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harbour

1. to harbor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: harbor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harbour

harborers harborfront harborfronts harborful harborfuls harboring harborless harbormaster harbormasters harborous

harbors harborscape harborscapes harborside harborsome harbour (current term) harbour porpoise harbour seal harbour seals harbourage

harbourages harboured harbourer harbourest harboureth harbourfront harbourfronts harbouring harbourless harbourmaster

Literary usage of Harbour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The harbour, so far as the same is used for vessels of burden, ... The entrance is common to both arms of the harbour, and the entire harbour (except at the ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"A breakwater may a slight curve or bend inwards near its outer end, suffices, to afford the necessary shelter. As examples of this form of harbour ..."

3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"Two thousand five hundred dollars for extending the pier on which the lighthouse is built, at the entrance of Edgartown harbour, to the shore; ..."

4. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress: With by Clara Egli Le Gear, Philip Lee Phillips, Library of Congress Map Division (1920)
"[18] Halifax harbour.—Appearance of the shore at three miles all [Colored]—4 ... Saunder's harbour. Deane harbour. Inset views: Entrance of Keppel harbour. ..."

5. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1808)
"The entrance of the harbour is narrow and dangerous, being fenced on each fide ... the bay and harbour, deeply laden with herrings, to the amount of 5000! ..."

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