HARBORAGE Synonyms

• a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

• a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

• structures collectively in which people are housed

• the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily

• the act of lodging

• a safe place

• something or someone turned to for assistance or security

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• act of turning to for assistance

• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

• a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

• an area where you can be alone

• withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

• pull back or move away or backward

• move away, as for privacy

• move back

• make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

• a shelter from danger or hardship

• area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

• a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

• protective covering that provides protection from the weather

• the condition of being protected

• a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

• temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

• provide shelter for

• invest (money) so that it is not taxable

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• a settlement of differences

• in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality

• living quarters provided for public convenience

• the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

• (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye

• (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)