About The Word Haven
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Haven
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What's The Definition Of Haven?
[n] a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
[n] a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo Synonyms | Synonyms for Haven: harbor | harbour | oasis | seaport Related Terms | Find terms related to Haven: anchorage | anchorage ground | arm | armor | asylum | basin | berth | bird sanctuary | bless | bourn | breakwater | bulkhead | chamber | champion | chuck | cloak | compass about | copyright | cover | covert | cushion | defend | destination | dock | dockage | dockyard | dry dock | embankment | ensure | fence | fend | game sanctuary | goal | groin | guarantee | guard | harbor | harbor of refuge | harborage | house | insure | jetty | jutty | keep | keep from harm | landing | landing place | landing stage | last stop | make safe | marina | mole | moorings | nestle | patent | pier | police | port | preserve | protect | protected anchorage | quay | refuge | register | retreat | ride shotgun for | riding | road | roads | roadstead | roof | safe haven | safeguard | safehold | sanctuary | screen | seaport | seawall | secure | shelter | shield | shipyard | shroud | slip | snug harbor | stop | stopping place | stronghold | terminal | terminal point | terminus | underwrite | wharf See Also | anchorage | anchorage ground | coaling station | dock | dockage | docking facility | landing | landing place | Pearl Harbor | port | port of call | seafront | shelter Haven In Webster's Dictionary \Ha"ven\, n. [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G.
hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h["o]fn, Sw. hamn; akin to
E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see
{Heave}); or akin to AS. h[ae]f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan.
hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]
1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a
river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a
harbor; a port.
What shipping and what lading's in our haven.
--Shak.
Their haven under the hill. --Tennyson.
2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak.
The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller.
\Ha"ven\, v. t. To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats. |
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