HARBOUR


Meaning of HARBOUR in English

( US harbor )

■ noun a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, either naturally formed or artificially created.

■ verb

1》 keep (a thought or feeling) secretly in one's mind.

2》 give a refuge or shelter to.

↘carry the germs of (a disease).

3》 archaic moor in a ~.

Derivatives

~less adjective

Origin

OE herebeorg 'shelter', herebeorgian 'occupy shelter', of Gmc origin.

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