Harbor vs Harbourfront - What's the difference?
harbor | harbourfront |
A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
Any place of shelter.
To provide a harbor or safe place for.
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To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
(British, Canada) The area that fronts on a harbor
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As nouns the difference between harbor and harbourfront
is that harbor is a sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading while harbourfront is the area that fronts on a harbor.As a verb harbor
is to provide a harbor or safe place for.harbor
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Alternative forms
* harbour (Commonwealth) * herberwe (obsolete) * herborough (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- A harbor''', even if it is a little '''harbor , is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return -
- The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.
Derived terms
* harborage * harbormaster * harbor seal * safe harborVerb
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See also
* haven * dockReferences
* * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.harbourfront
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