harbour

harbour
[[t]hɑ͟ː(r)bə(r)[/t]]
♦♦♦
harbours, harbouring, harboured
(in AM, use harbor)
1) N-COUNT: oft in names after n A harbour is an area of the sea at the coast which is partly enclosed by land or strong walls, so that boats can be left there safely.

She led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbour...

The ship was permitted to tie up in Boston harbour.

2) VERB If you harbour an emotion, thought, or secret, you have it in your mind over a long period of time.

[V n] He might have been murdered by a former client or someone harbouring a grudge...

[V n] Townsend harbours no regrets.

3) VERB If a person or country harbours someone who is wanted by the police, they let them stay in their house or country and offer them protection.

[V n] Accusations of harbouring terrorist suspects were raised against the former Hungarian leadership.


English dictionary. 2008.

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