harbour

The definition of a harbour is a place providing safety or shelter, or a protected area in the water for anchoring boats.

(noun)

  1. An example of a home for abused women.
  2. An example of a harbour is a marina.

Harbour, a British spelling for harbor, is defined as to hide, protect or hold on to.

(verb)

An example of harbour is to let neighbors stay in an underground shelter during a storm.

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See harbour in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb

Brit. harbor

See harbour in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun & v.
Chiefly British
Variant of harbor.

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