Definition of harbor

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Harbor (n.) The mansion of a heavenly body.

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Boom :: Boom (n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor..
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..
Nestle :: Nestle (v. i.) To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter..
Shebander :: Shebander (n.) A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies..
Herberwe :: Herberwe (n.) A harbor.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
Lumper :: Lumper (n.) A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when in harbor.
Open :: Open (a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead..
Botany Bay :: Botany Bay () A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770..
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..
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..
Port :: Port (v.) A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively..
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..
Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..
Harboring :: Harboring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harbo.
Warpage :: Warpage (n.) The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors..
Stand :: Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor..
Phoca :: Phoca (n.) A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
Harbor :: 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..
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)..
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