plural harbors
1
: a place of security and comfort : refuge
the … Loyalists found harbor in the same areas—W. G. Hardy
2
: a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage
a yacht harbor
especially
: one with port facilities
harbored; harboring
ˈhär-b(ə-)riŋ
; harbors
1
a
: to give shelter or refuge to
harboring a fugitive
b
: to be the home or habitat of
The ledges still harbor rattlesnakes.
2
: to hold especially persistently in the mind : cherish
harbored a grudge
1
: to take shelter in or as if in a harbor
ships harboring in the bay
2
: live
parasites that harbor in the blood
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