Harbor
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Harbor
Noun
- Any place of shelter.
"The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."
- A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
- A mixing box for materials.
- A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
- Shelter, refuge.
Verb
- To provide a harbor or safe place for.
"The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves."
- To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
"The fleet harbored in the south."
- To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
- To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
"She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past."