harbour
Where boats anchor
Harbour is the British spelling of harbor—a sheltered body of water where ships anchor and dock.
The fishing boats returned to harbour at dusk.
Beyond the nautical, to harbour is to give shelter or hold onto something, often with a sense of concealment: harbour a fugitive, harbour resentment, harbour doubts.
The figurative uses suggest keeping something hidden or protected within oneself.
Mooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- jettyStructure extending into water
terminal · berth · anchorage · shipyard · cargo · container · crane · freight
Conceal or pelt
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectKeep from harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- keepRetain or fortified tower
hold · nurture · secret · guard · nurse · foster · cherish · retain
Protected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- shelterProtected place or structure
- asylumShelter from persecution
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
protection · safety · security · solace · escape · hideaway · oasis · stronghold
Secures ships to seabed
- berthSleeping space on transport
- bollardTraffic-blocking vertical post
- cleatShoe spike for grip
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
rope · buoy · fender · knot · capstan · winch · shackle · tackle
Coastal beacon tower
- beaconGuiding light source
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
- lifebuoyThrowable flotation device
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
rescue · patrol · radar · navigation · flares · emergency · buoyancy · signaling
Seagoing transport vessel
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- boatWatercraft for travel
tugboat · ferry · trawler · mariner · seafarer · nautical · navigation · tide
Beginning a voyage
Leaving a vehicle formally
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- gangwayNarrow corridor for access
- passengersTransported travelers
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
jetty · terminal · berth · anchorage · shipyard · cargo · container · crane · freight · vessel
hide
Conceal or pelt
keep · hold · nurture · secret · guard · nurse · foster · cherish · retain · maintain
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
retreat · protection · safety · security · solace · escape · hideaway · oasis · stronghold · safehouse
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
hawser · rope · buoy · fender · knot · capstan · winch · shackle · tackle · slip
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
- beaconGuiding light source
- coastguardSeafaring emergency responders
- lifebuoyThrowable flotation device
lifejacket · rescue · patrol · radar · navigation · flares · emergency · buoyancy · signaling · evacuation
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
boat · tugboat · ferry · trawler · mariner · seafarer · nautical · navigation · tide · pilotage
embarkation
Beginning a voyage
disembarkation
Leaving a vehicle formally
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- gangwayNarrow corridor for access
passengers · unloading · docking · incoming · reception · clearance
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- coastal watersbay, gulf, estuary, inlet, sound
- MumbaiBombay, CST, local trains, island city, Bandstand
- Eoracustodians
- Victoria BCVictoria, legislature, James Bay, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown
- Raglansurfing, surf town, black sand
harbouropen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open water · high seas · open ocean · the deep · out
- Pearl HarborHawaiian military port attacked 1941
- harbour sealCoastal fin-footed mammal
- safe harborsProtected waters for vessels
- harbor townCoastal community with anchorage
- harbor lightsIllumination at a marina
- Pearl HarbourHawaiian military port attacked
harbor, harbors, harbored, harbours, harboring, harboured, harbouring, harbormaster, harborage