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• In the Gulf of Gdańsk, it is possible to spot ringed seals and harbour porpoises.From the entry Gulf of Gdańsk
• The ship steamed out of the harbour.From the entry steam
• Anchorage is five pounds a night outside the harbour.From the entry anchorage
• All the fleet was moored up in harbour.From the entry moor up
• The ships disembogued from the harbour.From the entry disembogue
• Turn right here and walk along the harbour side to the swing bridge.2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 86. From the entry swing bridge
• Nowadays it's a lovely little place of pebble-covered cottages sloping up from the creekiest of harbours.2016, The Rough Guide to Norfolk & Suffolk. From the entry creeky
• In the month of Magha, a vessel laid anchor in the harbour of this town.2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 1. From the entry Magha
• In the 19th century silt deposits began to block the harbour, and the city began to decline.2014, Robert Kelly, Chung Wah Chow, Taiwan, 9th edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 224. From the entry backwater
• The HPS should consider the existing stati quo of the organisations involved (and interested) in harbour protection.2012, Kalin Kalinov, “The Asymmetric Nature of Terrorist Organisations and Its Impact on Maritime Security System Structure”, in Silvia…. From the entry stati quo
• Wang Feng and I made our way to the world’s former greatest harbour.2010, Tim Mackintosh-Smith, “China: To the Mosque of the Phoenix”, in Landfalls: On the Edge of Islam from Zanzibar to the Alhambra, John…. From the entry jin
• Each section harbours a ternary microformal pattern based upon its own thematic content.2009, Paul-André Bempéchat, Jean Cras, Polymath of Music and Letters, →ISBN, page 242. From the entry microformal
• They found a little restaurant tucked away down by the harbour, almost on the quay.2008, Michael Pearce, A Dead Man in Barcelona, London: Constable & Robinson, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry untableclothed
• Bartlett guided the collier back to the mouth of the harbour and gave her full throttle.2004, Michael Winter, The Big Why, Bloomsbury Publishing, published 2006, →ISBN, page 65. From the entry boatlength
• She arrived off the harbour of Nagasaki on the 17th of April.1999, Kinahan Cornwallis, Two Journeys to Japan, 1856-7 - Page 60. From the entry driftling
• Suao has a large harbour with an entrance surrounded by fences and a police checkpoint.1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 196…. From the entry Suao
• There is a little fishing harbour at Slumbay, to the southwest of the village.1960, “Lochcarron”, in Illustrated Road Book of Scotland, London: The Automobile Association, published 1963, →OCLC, page 203, column 1. From the entry Slumbay
• We toiled over the capstan, and late in the afternoon slipped out of the harbour.1951, W. I. B. Crealock, Vagabonding Under Sail, Hastings House (New York), page 211. From the entry capstan
• The railway from Canton to Kowloon reaches Tolo harbour in Mirs bay.1944, China Proper, Volume I: Physical Geography, History and Peoples, Naval Intelligence Division, →OCLC, page 149. From the entry Hoifung
• Desert islands cannot harbour treachery, even from the enemy hidden within man himself.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 38. From the entry desert island
• From the standpoint of national defence Lochin seems to be the ideal harbour and terminus.1932, Colonel P. T. Etherton, H. Hessell Titlman, “The Promised Land of Asia”, in Manchuria: The Cockpit Of Asia, Jarrolds Publishers…. From the entry Lochin
• I wonder if the cholera-sick fishing harbour is so sweet, after all!1913, Lizzy Lind-af-Hageby, August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt. From the entry blague
• Built by reclamation of coastland and comprising an artificial harbour, it is located in Pali close to Keelung port.2022 March 12, Shamseer Mambra, “8 Major Ports of Taiwan”, in MarineInsight, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2022. From the entry pali
• Smaller than a human being at roughly 1.5m in length, the harbour porpoise is not easy to spot.2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7. From the entry harbour porpoise
• Drowning in the harbour with a coatful of coin, hah!2018, Nicholas Carter, Harvest of Swords, →ISBN. From the entry coatful
• I just talked to people in the harbour of Maniitsoq to arrange my transport to the tip of the Kangerluarssuk fjord.2016 December 4, Willem Vandoorne, “Qeqqata expedition part III – Iceberg graveyards and a fjord for Eternity”, in Willem Vandoorne's…. From the entry Maniitsoq
• Gudinski – while secretly almost certainly harbouring some sense of future opportunity – had always played the same straight bat.2015, Stuart Coupe, Gudinski: The Godfather of Australian Rock. From the entry partydom
• There are several merchant vessels in the harbour and I am sure one of them must be headed towards Sing City.2015, Allan Boroughs, “You’re Supposed to Be Dead”, in Bloodstone, London: Macmillan Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 139. From the entry Robert is your mother's brother
• Penglai, formerly Dengzhou, is an attractive place on the coast with a fine fortified harbour that is currently being restored.2009, Stephen Turnbull, “The Sites Today”, in Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC–AD 1644, Osprey Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 62. From the entry Dengzhou
• There were also numerous oyster farms along the beaches of Cijin District before ports and harbours were renovated (see figure 8.4).2009, Henry T. Chen, “The Culture and Daily Life of the Kaohsiung Fishing Communities”, in Taiwanese Distant-Water Fisheries in Southeast…. From the entry Cijin
• They harbour resentment towards Gen X who failed to fix the mess left by the hated, profligate Baby Boomers.2009, Yaso Nadarajah, Martin Mulligan, Jodi-Anne Smith, Louise le Nay, Christina Hindhaugh, Unexpected Sources of Hope: Climate Change…. From the entry Gen Zed
• Woodburn writes of the dramatic sinking of the inter-island vessel, Makambo, at her moorings in Vila harbour while being re-coaled.2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry interisland
• A harbour wall and jetty were built on the cheerful little Bybrook, which sparkles along beside a row of 17th-century cottages.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 105, Castle Combe. From the entry Bybrook
• But the village - with its trim, whitewashed houses and small yachting harbour - is quite distinct from the city.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 136. From the entry Cramond
• At the southern end, in particular, the town of Haishenwei with its harbour would make a splendid port.1967, Henry McAleavy, “The Second Opium War”, in The Modern History of China, Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 91. From the entry Manchurian
• In addition the Marquess built a brickworks adjacent to the colliery, and also greatly improved the harbour to encourage coastal shipping.1960 January, Iain D. O. Frew, “The Brora Colliery Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 55. From the entry encourage

Meaning of harbour

1. noun Standard spelling of harbor.

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Questions about harbour in a sentence

How do you use harbour in a sentence?

Harbour is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.”

What is a short sentence with harbour?

“The ships disembogued from the harbour.”

What does harbour mean?

Harbour means standard spelling of harbor.