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harborage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of harborage

1 a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships

  • the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast
Synonyms of harborage

anchorage, harbor, haven, port
Words Related to harborage

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

2 something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

  • the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute
Synonyms of harborage

asylum, bolt-hole [chiefly British], harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter
Words Related to harborage

oasis

anchorage, mooring, port

cover, screen

abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, housing, lodging, lodgment (or lodgement), pad, place, quarters, residence, rest, roof

cloister, closet, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, lair

castle, fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, redoubt, stronghold

lean-to, lee, shed, windbreak

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