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harbour

[ hahr-ber ]

noun

Chiefly British.


harbour

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a sheltered port
  2. a place of refuge or safety
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to give shelter to

    to harbour a criminal

  2. tr to maintain secretly

    to harbour a grudge

  3. to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Spelling Note

See -or 1.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹰dzܰ, adjective
  • ˈ󲹰dzܰ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of harbour1

Old English herebeorg, from here troop, army + beorg shelter; related to Old High German heriberga hostelry, Old Norse herbergi
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Later they will visit the nearby harbour to chat to makers and creators at Tobermory Producers Market.

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"When we have a finished element at the harbour, it will be towed out to the location and then we will slowly immerse it behind the steel doors here."

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Also known as Celtic rainforest, the habitat harbours scarce plants, lichens and fungi, and is considered more threatened than tropical rainforest.

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Iran harboured "serious doubts" about the sincerity of the US government's intentions, he noted, citing the "maximum pressure" campaign of sanctions that Trump restored soon after starting his second term.

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These narratives have found resonance in an online audience that harbours a general distrust of mainstream media and worries about South Korea's neighbours.

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