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Uncommonharbour
The correct spelling is harbour.
How to pronounce harbour
/ˈhɑɹbəɹ/
nounIPA: /ˈhɑɹbəɹ/
Say it like: Har-bow-r
The correct spelling is harbour. Any place of shelter. For example: "The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."
Usage Examples
“The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.”
“The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.”
“The fleet harbored in the south.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any place of shelter.
- 2.A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
- 3.(glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
- 4.A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
- 5.Shelter, refuge.
verb
- 1.To provide a harbor or safe place for.
- 2.To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
- 3.To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
- 4.To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
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