Entry Word: harbor

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships <the tanker stayed in Boston harbor three days to undergo repairs>

Synonyms anchorage, harborage, haven, port

Related Words seaport; arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], estuary, firth, fjord (or fiord), gulf, inlet, loch [Scottish], narrow, roads, roadstead; canal, channel, sound, strait

2 something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger <seeking a harbor from the drenching rain, we unfortunately chose a bank where a robbery was taking place> — see shelter