Synonyms of harborage

harborage

noun

ˈhär-bə-rij 

1

as in anchorage

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 & Similar Words

• anchorage
• harbor
• port
• cove
• dock
• bay
• haven
• roads
• lagoon
• marina
• channel
• inlet
• estuary
• basin
• roadstead
• mooring
• canal
• moorage
• narrow
• sound
• fiord
• loch
• embayment
• fjord
• creek
• seaport
• bight
• home port
• gulf
• arm
• firth
• lough
• strait
• containerport

2

as in refuge

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 & Similar Words

• refuge
• shelter
• sanctuary
• retreat
• haven
• harbor
• residence
• asylum
• lodging
• sanctum
• oasis
• abode
• anchorage
• bolt-hole
• port
• dwelling
• hideout
• housing
• habitation
• fortress
• mooring
• house
• stronghold
• domicile
• roof
• quarters
• fort
• rest
• screen
• place
• palisade
• lair
• cover
• cloister
• castle
• shed
• hideaway
• den
• closet
• lodgment
• diggings
• lodgement
• pad
• windbreak
• redoubt
• lee
• covert
• hermitage
• fastness
• lean-to

Examples of harborage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Regularly 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