HARBORAGE

harborage, harbourage

(noun) (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

harborage (countable and uncountable, plural harborages)

(US, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.

(US, law) A condition on land favorable to infestation by animals considered pests.

A place of shelter or entertainment.

Source: Wiktionary


Har"bor*age, n.

Definition: Shelter; entertainment.[R.] Where can I get me harborage for the night Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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