Definition of Harborage

1. Noun. (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship).

Exact synonyms: Harbourage
Category relationships: Ship
Generic synonyms: Refuge, Safety
Derivative terms: Harbor, Harbour

Definition of Harborage

1. n. Shelter; entertainment.

Definition of Harborage

1. Noun. (US nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harborage

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harborage

harberous
harbinger
harbingered
harbingering
harbingers
harbor
harbor master
harbor patrol
harbor porpoise
harbor seal
harbor seals
harborage (current term)
harborages
harbored
harborer
harborers
harborfront
harborfronts
harborful
harborfuls
harboring
harborless
harbormaster
harbormasters
harborous
harbors

Literary usage of Harborage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. General Average by John H. Gourlie (1879)
"The expenses of the harborage shall always be at the charge of the ship or freight owner. ARTICLE 734. There is no responsibility resting npon the ship or ..."

2. The Works of William H. Seward by William Henry Seward, George E. Baker (1853)
"The proof of harborage and concealment was insufficient. The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth questions certified by their honors, ..."

3. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1893)
"other advantages of ¡i harborage Cor vessel« at a particular point along a ... The best ice harborage on the great navigable streams subject to dangers from ..."

4. City Government in Europe: Houston's Inquiry Into Municipal Organization and by Frank Putnam, Houston (Tex.) (1913)
"There will be, as there are today in these great German ports similarly situated, numerous huge basins opening off the channel, and affording harborage for ..."

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