Harbour Meaning
/hˈɑrbər/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounStandard spelling of harbor.
nameA surname., A surname from English
Sentence Examples
The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour.
He is not the brightest light in the harbour.
Several boats lay at anchor in the harbour.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The small boat found a quiet ____ to dock safely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive cruise ship docked in the deep ____ after its long journey across the ocean.
Word Origin & History
* As an English surname, from the noun harbour, British spelling of harbor. Compare Harbach. * As a French surname, variant of Arbour.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:
"The bare suspicion made it treason to harbour the person suspected."
— a. 1716 (date written), [Gilbert] Burnet, edited by [Gilbert Burnet Jr.], Bishop Burnet’s History of His Own Time. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] Thomas Ward […], published 1724, →OCLC:
"Nor let your gentle Breast harbor one Thought Of Outrage from the Kin."
— 1707, Nicholas Rowe, The Royal Convert:
"Its streets fan out towards the clifftops, and its sheltered North Landing harbours open-decked fishing boats, called 'cobles'."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 188, about Flamborough:
"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"
— 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The small boat found a quiet ____ to dock safely.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The massive cruise ship docked in the deep ____ after its long journey across the ocean.