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noun
A place for refuge for a vessel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A condition on land favorable to infestation by animals considered pests.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
A place of shelter or entertainment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
(nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: harbourage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: safety, refuge
History
Etymology tree English harbor Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English harborage From harbor + -age.
