Harbor

:See also the Harbour compiler, a compiler for the Clipper programming language.

Related Topics:
Harbour compiler - Clipper programming language

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A harbor (AmE), harbour (CwE) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. Harbors can be man-made or natural. A man-made harbor will have sea walls or breakwaters and may require dredging. A natural harbor will be surrounded on most sides by land.

Related Topics:
AmE - CwE - Weather - Breakwaters - Dredging - Natural harbor

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Harbors and ports are often confused. A port is a man-made coastal or riverine facility where boats and ships can load and unload. It may consist of quays, wharfs, jetties, piers and slipways with cranes or ramps. A port may have magazine buildings or warehouses for storage of goods and a transport system, such as railway, road transport or pipeline transport facilities for relaying goods inland.

Related Topics:
Port - Coast - Boat - Ship - Quay - Wharf - Jetties - Pier - Slipway - Crane - Transport - Railway - Road transport - Pipeline transport

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During the D-Day operations of 1944, two artificial harbors (codenamed Mulberry) were built just off the invasion beaches.

Related Topics:
D-Day - 1944 - Mulberry - Beach

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Natural harbors have long been of great strategic and economic importance. Many of the great cities of the world are located on a natural harbor.

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