English Dictionary: harbor | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for harbor | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Harbor \Har"bor\, v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. For this night let's harbor here in York. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Harbor \Har"bor\, v. t. [Written also {harbour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Harbored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Harboring}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See {Harbor}, n.] To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought). Any place that harbors men. --Shak. The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. --Bp. Burnet. Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. --Rowe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Harbor \Har"bor\, n. [Written also {harbour}.] [OE herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See {Harry}, {2d Bury}, and cf. {Harbinger}.] 1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. [A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser. For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. --Dryden. 2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.] 4. A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Harbor, OR (CDP, FIPS 32100) Location: 42.03914 N, 124.25467 W Population (1990): 2143 (1292 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97415 |