The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [Written also harbour.] [OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.]
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A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
[A grove] fair harbour that them seems.
--Spenser.For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
--Dryden. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.(Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven.
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(Glass Works) A mixing box for materials.
Harbor dues (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.
Harbor seal (Zo["o]l.), the common seal.
Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
Usage examples of "harbor dues".
We must have a manifest so that we can calculate your pilotage payments, harbor dues, wharfage, light fees, and so on.
Lion City will be freed from external tax levies for five years and you'll get a fifty-percent reduction in harbor dues and charges at East Residence.
Lion City will be freed from external tax levies for five yearsand you'll get a fifty-percent reduction in harbor dues and charges at East Residence.
Lion City will be freed from external tax levies for five years -- and you'll get a fifty-percent reduction in harbor dues and charges at East Residence.
Monk had costed out his budget and with harbor dues, fuel, maintenance costs, a business license, and a fishing permit, there was not much left.
Then he went on to the subject of money, explaining how the tryst was going to divert the unofficial portion of the harbor dues.