harborage
Place of refuge
Harborage is shelter or refuge, especially for ships.
A harbor provides harborage to vessels seeking protection from storms.
The word extends to any place of shelter or concealment: The abandoned building provided harborage for the homeless.
In pest control, harborage refers to places where insects or rodents nest and hide.
Vessel's secured resting place
- berthSleeping space on transport
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- anchorageSecure harbor spot
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
wharf · quay · jetty · pier · bollard · cleat · hawser · buoy
Shelter from danger
- asylumShelter from persecution
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- shelterProtected place or structure
protection · safety · safehouse · hideaway · cover · respite · solace · security
Fee for berthing vessels
- wharfagePier usage fee
- berthingSecuring a vessel dockside
- tonnage duesFees based on ship capacity
- port chargesFees for docking vessels
mooring
Vessel's secured resting place
marina · wharf · quay · jetty · pier · bollard · cleat · hawser · buoy · fender
haven
Shelter from danger
shelter · protection · safety · safehouse · hideaway · cover · respite · solace · security · bolthole
dockage
Fee for berthing vessels
- wharfagePier usage fee
- berthingSecuring a vessel dockside
- tonnage duesFees based on ship capacity
harborageexposure
State of being unprotected
unsheltered · vulnerability · unprotected · openness · defenselessness
harborageopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open water · high seas · deep water · open ocean · lee shore
harbor, harbors, harbored, harbour, harboring, harboured, harbouring, harbormaster, safe harbor