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Definition of Harbourage
1. Noun. (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship).
Category relationships: Ship
Generic synonyms: Refuge, Safety
Derivative terms: Harbor, Harbour
Definition of Harbourage
1. Noun. (British nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harbourage
Literary usage of Harbourage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Ev'n as a shoal of fish before a shark Huddle in fear, and crowd some harbourage
In to its inmost corners, for his mouth Gapes to engulf whatever he may ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1888)
"... of the sacred office was extended to habitual criminals, and the protection
of the holy place was converted into an interested harbourage of thieves. ..."
3. Old Mortality by Walter Scott (1878)
"... you give him harbourage in this very house ?" " In this house !" said his
uncle; " he dared not for his neck bring ony traitor into a house of mine. ..."
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