What does harbour mean?
Harbour means (Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor..
In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.
The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.
The bare suspicion made it treason to harbour the person suspected.
Nor let your gentle Breast harbor one Thought Of Outrage from the Kin.
Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'.
If Moldova harboured even the slightest hopes of pulling off a comeback that would have bordered on miraculous given their lack of quality, they were snuffed out 13 minutes before the break
Use harbour when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Harbour means (Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor..
Common synonyms include hold, shield, nurse, entertain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.
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