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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
harbor
/ˈhɑːbə/
noun1 of 2
area of water protected by land and used by ships
- “None of us could arrive at the harbor on time.”Tatoeba
- “He had long harbored a soft spot for me.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)