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'arbour

'arbour is the pronunciation spelling of harbour.

Meaning of harbour

Noun

harbour (plural harbours)

  1. (Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.
    • In West Wales it has never been possible until recently to exploit the magnificent natural harbour of Milford Haven, for there was no industrial hinterland.1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492

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Forms of 'arbour

Noun
plural'arbours
Verb
third-person singular present'arbours
present participle'arbourin'
past participle'arboured
past'arboured

Origin of 'arbour

A representation of the pronunciation of harbour by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ([h]).

Questions about 'arbour

What is 'arbour the pronunciation spelling of?
'arbour is the pronunciation spelling of harbour.

Words near 'arbour in the dictionary

  1. 'aqeeda
  2. 'aqeedah
  3. 'aqida
  4. 'aqidah
  5. 'aqiqah
  6. 'arbour
  7. 'arboured
  8. 'arbourin'
  9. 'arbours
  10. 'ard
  11. 'Are'are

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Adapted from Wiktionary: 'arbour (page history and authors); harbour (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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