Haven : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Haven	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Haven
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haven n a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: haven, oasis] a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo Synonym(s): seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haven \Ha"ven\, n. [AS. h[91]fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h[94]fn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see {Heave}); or akin to AS. h[91]f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.] 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. What shipping and what lading's in our haven. --Shak. Their haven under the hill. --Tennyson. 2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak. The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haven \Ha"ven\, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haven, KS (city, FIPS 30725) Location: 37.90230 N, 97.78063 W Population (1990): 1198 (479 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67543
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Haven a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.