harbour
noun/ˈhɑːrbər/
(US English harbor)
[countable, uncountable]Слово англійською: harbour
Переклад harbour українською: порт (корабе́льний і т. д.), га́вань, порто́ва пла́та
Детальний опис
- an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter
- Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.
- to enter/leave harbour
- the harbour front/mouth/wall
- (figurative) She felt as though she'd reached a safe harbour after sailing in a vast, unfriendly sea.
Wordfinder- beach
- coast
- harbour
- pier
- sandbank
- sea
- shoreline
- surf
- tide
- wave
Word Originlate Old English herebeorg ‘shelter, refuge’, herebeorgian ‘occupy shelter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herberge and German Herberge, also to French auberge ‘inn’; see also harbinger.