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haven

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

this picturesque cove is one of the most popular havens on all of the cape for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms of haven

anchorage, harbor, harborage, port

Words Related to haven

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 cross-country skiers hoped desperately to find a cave, as a haven from the blizzard

Synonyms of haven

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

Words Related to haven

anchorage, mooring, port

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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