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harbour
/ˈhɑɹbɚ/
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What does harbour mean?
noun
- Standard spelling of harbor.
verb
- Standard spelling of harbor.
proper noun
- A surname from English
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- A surname from French, variant of Arbour
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɑɹbɚ/
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They found the harbour too busy for their purpose, and decided to wait until the morrow, when they would go farther afield.
On water the practice is to anchor a floating harbour at one end, leaving the structure to swing round with the wind.
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Helped by its commodious and capacious harbour, it has become one of the most populous and thriving towns on the east coast.
It is pathetic to read that only two days later a large Portuguese fleet appeared off the harbour, bringing the long-looked-for reinforcements.
It happened that while our goods were being lifted from the boats to the landing-stage, a case had fallen into the harbour.