Definition of havens Havens
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What does havens mean?
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NounPlural: havens |
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| haven - a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | ||
| oasis | ||
| haven - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | ||
| seaport, harbor, harbour | ||
| port an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | ||
| seafront the waterfront of a seaside town | ||
| docking facility, dockage, dock a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock | ||
| landing place, landing the act of coming to land after a voyage | ||
| coaling station a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal | ||
| port of call any port where a ship stops except its home port | ||
| anchorage ground, anchorage the act of anchoring | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- haven (n.)
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. - haven (n.)
A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. - haven (v. t.)
To shelter, as in a haven.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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haven
hā′vn, an inlet of the sea, or mouth of a river, where ships can get good and safe anchorage: any place of safety: an asylum.—v.t. to shelter.—p.adj. Hā′vened, sheltered, as in a haven. [A.S. hæfen; Dut. haven, Ger. hafen.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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haven
[Anglo-Saxon, hæfen]. A safe refuge from the violence of wind and sea; much the same as harbour, though of less importance. A good anchorage rather than place of perfect shelter. Milford Haven is an exception.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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haven
'Tis safe riding in a good haven.
