harborage
noun
har·bor·age ˈhär-bə-rij 
: shelter, harbor
Synonyms
- anchorage
- harbor
- haven
- port
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Example Sentences
the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute
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Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2020 In addition to food, roaches need harborage to thrive. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 7 Feb. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
harbor entry 1 + -age, replacing earlier and Middle English herbergage, borrowed from Anglo-French, "lodging, house, dwelling," from herberger "to lodge, shelter" or herberge "lodging, inn, camp" + -age -age — more at harbinger entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
harborage
noun
1
as in anchorage
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships the city boasts one of the best deepwater harborages on the Atlantic coast Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- anchorage
- harbor
- port
- cove
- bay
- dock
- haven
- lagoon
- marina
- roads
- channel
- roadstead
- inlet
- moorage
- estuary
- basin
- mooring
- canal
- embayment
- loch
- sound
- narrow
- creek
- fjord
- seaport
- firth
- home port
- bight
- fiord
- gulf
- lough
- arm
- strait
- containerport
2
as in refuge
something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger the only harborage from the storm was a lone pine tree, which looked like it could get hit by lightning any minute Synonyms & Similar Words
- refuge
- shelter
- sanctuary
- retreat
- harbor
- haven
- residence
- asylum
- lodging
- anchorage
- abode
- sanctum
- oasis
- hideout
- dwelling
- port
- bolt-hole
- housing
- habitation
- fortress
- fort
- stronghold
- hideaway
- mooring
- house
- domicile
- lodgment
- palisade
- roof
- place
- lair
- quarters
- rest
- covert
- redoubt
- screen
- castle
- cover
- cloister
- closet
- shed
- diggings
- den
- windbreak
- lee
- hermitage
- lodgement
- pad
- lean-to
- fastness