harbour in English

noun

1

a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.

fishing in the harbor

synonyms: port, dock, haven, marina, mooring, moorage, anchorage, waterfront, harborside

verb

1

keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.

she started to harbor doubts about the wisdom of their journey

synonyms: bear, nurse, nurture, cherish, entertain, foster, hold on to, cling to

2

give a home or shelter to.

woodlands that once harbored a colony of red deer

3

(of a ship or its crew) moor in a harbor.

he might have harbored in San Francisco

noun

port, dock, haven, marina, mooring, moorage, anchorage, waterfront, harborside
refuge, haven, safe haven, shelter, sanctuary, retreat, place of safety, port in a storm
seaport, haven

verb

shelter, bear, shield, entertain
shelter, conceal, hide, shield, protect, give sanctuary to, take in, put up, accommodate, house
bear, nurse, nurture, cherish, entertain, foster, hold on to, cling to
shield
entertain, nurse, hold

Use "harbour" in a sentence

1. To the harbour.

2. Ports and harbour assessor.

3. We reached harbour at sunset.

4. The Harbour Authority is responsible for controlling vehicle access to, and parking on, harbour property.

5. Fishing Harbour in Antofagasta, Chile.

6. TRAddles - 50m from St.Ives Harbour

7. The cargo harbour has been abandoned.

8. 12 The harbour has silted up.

9. The harbour walls need urgent reinforcement.

10. Your dishcloth can harbour many germs.

11. The harbour is four fathoms deep.

12. The fishing fleet is in harbour.

13. The ship steamed into the harbour.

14. Agnosias, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

15. We are expected to make harbour tonight.

16. The town has a small natural harbour.

17. There are several wharves in Halifax Harbour.

18. The road ascends steeply from the harbour.

19. The boat chugged out of the harbour.

20. The damaged vessel was towed into harbour.

21. 8 The harbour is four fathoms deep.

22. The harbour was full of pleasure craft.

23. The tide was lapping the harbour wall.

24. Small motorboats chug out of the harbour.

25. Three Japanese midget submarines had attacked Sydney Harbour.

26. The ship was anchored athwart the harbour mouth.

27. 10 The boat chugged out of the harbour.

28. The Empress Hotel majestically overlooks Victoria's inner harbour.

29. 9 We are expected to make harbour tonight.

30. 7 They lay at anchor outside the harbour.

31. 5 The town has a small natural harbour.

32. Argentia is a harbour located in Newfoundland Argentia is a harbour located in Newfoundland pronunciation Pronunciation by Tomaseire1 (Male from Ireland) Translation

33. Her body was found floating in the harbour.

34. A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour.

35. The sky was turning rosy over the harbour.

36. He havened his motorboat on a small harbour.

37. It includes Keppel Harbour and many small islands.

38. Enomoto's fleet joined Sendai harbour on August 26.

39. The town is notable for its ancient harbour.

40. 21 They've mined the entrance to the harbour.

41. 11 He steered the boat into the harbour.

42. The ship hit the harbour wall broadside on.

43. Rio de Janeiro is a big natural harbour.

44. 26 Two wrecks block the entrance to the harbour.

45. Why do you moor so far from the harbour?

46. 3 She was spirited away to a harbour storage.

47. Quality flounder from the lower reaches of Poole harbour.

48. Situated on the outskirts of St Austell on the South Coast of Cornwall is Charlestown Harbour, an unspoilt, original Grade II Listed Harbour

49. The ship was riding at anchor in the harbour.

50. 14 They left the harbour on the ebb tide.