Meaning of HAVEN
Pronunciation: | | 'heyvun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- [n] a place where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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| Synonyms: | | harbor, harbour, oasis, seaport |
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| See Also: | | anchorage, anchorage ground, coaling station, dock, dockage, docking facility, landing, landing place, Pearl Harbor, port, port of call, seafront, shelter | |
Products Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Haven Ex-Israeli intelligence officer Elizabeth Stride comes out of retirement to protect a young Muslim girl named Aisha Bandari. more details ... |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8. |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | 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 |
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