harbour vs harbor
Definitions
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Examples
The snowy dome of Fujisan reddening in the sunrise rose above the violet woodlands of Mississippi Bay as we steamed out of Yokohama Harbour on the 19th, and three days later I saw the last of Japan — a rugged coast, lashed by a wintry sea.
Yet the Browns harbour no bitterness towards Waugh over the destruction of their business.
The Minister was asked particularly whether the Tauranga Harbour Bridge could be tolled under this proposal.
Definitions
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Examples
He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
The seas roiled , tossing the ships in the harbor about like toys in a rain barrel.
He had taken a hard line about any country that harbored terrorists, and by his definition Saddam was a terrorist.
