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Definitions for: Haven
[n] a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
[n] a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: harbor, harbour, oasis, seaport
See Also: anchorage, anchorage ground, coaling station, dock, dockage, docking facility, landing, landing place, Pearl Harbor, port, port of call, seafront, shelter
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