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1. A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
   - seaport, haven, harbour [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. [US] A sheltered area of coast where ships can dock or anchor safely
   - harbour [Brit], port
    
3. A place of refuge and comfort and security
   - harbour [Brit, Cdn]

1. Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
   "harbor a resentment";
   - harbour [Brit, Cdn], hold, entertain, nurse, bear
    
2. Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
   - harbour [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. Keep in one's possession; of animals
   - harbour [Brit, Cdn]
    
4. Hold back a thought or feeling about
   "She is harboring a grudge against him";
   - harbour [Brit, Cdn], shield

Derived forms: harboring, harbored, harbors

Type of: asylum, conceal, experience, feel, hide, hold on, keep, port, refuge, sanctuary, shelter

Part of: seafront

Encyclopedia: Harbor, Or