the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast
the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute
Recent Examples on the WebRegularly clean debris in gutters that provide moisture and harborage.—Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023 First instars showed no significant preference for any colored harborage soon after hatching.—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2016 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive.—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
harbor entry 1 + -age, replacing earlier and Middle English herbergage, borrowed from Anglo-French, "lodging, house, dwelling," from herberger "to lodge, shelter" or herberge "lodging, inn, camp" + -age-age — more at harbinger entry 1
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