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Meanings of harbour in English

Portuguese
porto
Catalan
port
Spanish
puerto
Wikidata

A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.

        porto
        Portuguese
        sustentar
        Catalan
        considerar
        Spanish
        albergar
        Wikidata

        Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

              sustentar
              Usage of harbour in English
              1
              For example, earlier this year, dead fish started appearing in the harbour.
              The Guardian
              2
              Faith to enter a strange harbour despite the hazards and possible consequences.
              Success to the Brave
              3
              There is a railway connection with Europe and a superb natural harbour.
              Full Circle
              4
              The anchor plunged into the water of the harbour; the shrieking ceased.
              The Devil Doctor
              5
              A hundred years ago a ship left Auckland harbour heading for Fiji.
              Radio NZ
              6
              Why does he not simply land in Quon harbour, take the city?'
              Return of the Crimson Guard
              7
              The negroes brought him in to the first-aid hospital near the harbour.
              Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
              8
              The ships for the deportation were said to be in the harbour.
              The Grey Book / A collection of protests against anti-semitism a...
              9
              It's also the second largest natural harbour in the world, after Sydney.
              The Irish Times
              10
              And some of us get jobs in the harbour market gutting fish.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              11
              The fleet lay in the harbour of Sinope, upon the Black Sea.
              The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...
              12
              They were a party from one of the yachts in the harbour.
              The Heavenly Twins
              13
              The next morning we dropped our anchor in the harbour of Bahia.
              Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midsh...
              14
              Kingfishers are a fairly common sight in the harbour throughout the winter.
              The Guardian
              15
              Japanese forces sank eight ships in the harbour, Australian government records show.
              Reuters
              16
              Silence also reigned in the little island diagonally opposite to the harbour.
              Arachne — Volume 01
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