harborage

har·bor·age

noun \-bə-rij\

Definition of HARBORAGE

: shelter, harbor

Examples of HARBORAGE

1. <the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast>
2. <the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute>

First Known Use of HARBORAGE

15th century

Related to HARBORAGE

Synonyms: anchorage, harbor, haven, port

Related Words: basin, dock, marina, moorage, mooring; arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, inlet, lagoon, loch [Scottish], lough [chiefly Irish], narrow, roads, roadstead; canal, channel, sound, strait; containerport, home port, seaport

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