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harbours

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for harbours.

Editorial note

Do they say anywhere what exactly it means for a country to have 'net neutrality', 'safe harbours' etc?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of harbours gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

A surname from English

noun

A surname from French, variant of Arbour

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for harbours.

noun

A surname.

noun

A surname from English

noun

A surname from French, variant of Arbour

noun

(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of harbor.

Example sentences

1

Do they say anywhere what exactly it means for a country to have 'net neutrality', 'safe harbours' etc?

2

You mean unlike a country that harbours many poor immigrants from Northern Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe?

3

Not Anon particularly but the communities it comes from are harbours of black hat and other illegal activity.

4

And the building societies that didn't sell out have since become the safe harbours in times of uncertainty i.e.

5

The main thing is to have a soul that loves the truth and harbours it where he finds it.

6

Anyone who harbours hateful beliefs is not A Nice Person, nor should they be anywhere near a position of leadership.

7

Bacteria and humans are not all that different, and the human body harbours large quantities of friendly and essential bacteria.

8

Not only but two war ships sold by France to Russia, sitting in EU harbours, continued onward with their training of Russian solders.

9

Both Ghent and Brussels had harbours that were on the coast though.

10

Main keyword is long coast, harbours operational throughout all of winter.

11

Although its a corner of one's brain that harbours some pretty nasty stuff that can spring to the fore at the slip of a key.

12

I'm dreaming of living on a boat, but apparently harbours charge quite a lot if you're just visiting for a few days.

Quote examples

1

I wouldn't call Hamburg, a city hosting one of the world's largest harbours, "in the middle of dry land"

2

"Main keyword is long coast, harbours operational throughout all of winter." Hit the nail on the head.

3

Teller wanted to use hydrogen bombs to dig deep-water harbours, and to extract oil by blowing up underground oil deposits with nuclear weapons, and lobbied to create what became known as Reagan's failed "Star Wars" project.

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It's more about the distinction between "auto-posting anything submitted" and "high-touch pre-posting decision making process prior to posting" that distinguishes "safe harbours" from sites that bear responsibility for what they host.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use harbours in a sentence?

Do they say anywhere what exactly it means for a country to have 'net neutrality', 'safe harbours' etc?

What does harbours mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is harbours?

harbours is commonly used as noun.