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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English&redirect=no#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] herberge, herberwe, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English&redirect=no#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] herebeorg military quarters, from here army (akin to Old High German heri) + beorg refuge; akin to Old English burg fortified town  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English&redirect=no#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] herberge, herberwe, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English&redirect=no#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] herebeorg military quarters, from here army (akin to Old High German heri) + beorg refuge; akin to Old English burg fortified town  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : a place of [[security]] and comfort : refuge

*1 : a place of [[security]] and comfort : refuge

*2 : a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially : one with port facilities

*2 : a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage; especially : one with port facilities

==Description==

==Description==

A '''harbor''' or harbour (see spelling differences), or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for [[future]] use. Harbors can be man-made or natural. A man-made harbor has deliberately-constructed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwater_(structure) breakwaters], sea walls, or jettys, or otherwise, they could have been constructed by dredging, and these require [[maintenance]] by further periodic dredging. An example of the former kind is at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Harbor Long Beach Harbor, California], and an example of the latter kind is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Harbor San Diego Harbor, California], which was, under [[natural]] conditions, too shallow for modern merchant ships and warships.

A '''harbor''' or harbour (see spelling differences), or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for [[future]] use. Harbors can be man-made or natural. A man-made harbor has deliberately-constructed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwater_(structure) breakwaters], sea walls, or jettys, or otherwise, they could have been constructed by dredging, and these require [[maintenance]] by further periodic dredging. An example of the former kind is at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Harbor Long Beach Harbor, California], and an example of the latter kind is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Harbor San Diego Harbor, California], which was, under [[natural]] conditions, too shallow for modern merchant ships and warships.

In [[contrast]], a natural harbor is surrounded on several sides by prominences of land. An example of this kind of harbor is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay San Francisco Bay], California.

In [[contrast]], a natural harbor is surrounded on several sides by prominences of land. An example of this kind of harbor is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay San Francisco Bay], California.

[[Harbors]] and ports are often confused with each other. A port is a man-made sea coast, lakeshore, or river shore facility where ships, boats, and/or barges have loading and unloading procedutes carried out, including those for passengers or livestock. A port may consist of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier piers], docks, quays, wharves, jettys, and/or slipways, all of which can have cargo cranes, grain elevators, ramps, and/or bulk-cargo handling [[machinery]] utiling conveyor belts built upon them. For example, very long conveyor belts are used for loading and unloading coal or ores to/from ships and barges. Furthermore, ports may have equipment for loading or unloading petroleum or other liquid cargos to/from tankers.

''Harbors'' and ports are often confused with each other. A port is a man-made sea coast, lakeshore, or river shore facility where ships, boats, and/or barges have loading and unloading procedutes carried out, including those for passengers or livestock. A port may consist of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier piers], docks, quays, wharves, jettys, and/or slipways, all of which can have cargo cranes, grain elevators, ramps, and/or bulk-cargo handling [[machinery]] utiling conveyor belts built upon them. For example, very long conveyor belts are used for loading and unloading coal or ores to/from ships and barges. Furthermore, ports may have equipment for loading or unloading petroleum or other liquid cargos to/from tankers.

Ports often have warehouses and other buildings for the storage and distribution of goods, or have magazine buildings for naval ordinance and other explosives. There are also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_transportation ground transportation systems] that connect the port with inland locations, such as railroad terminals, truck terminals, and/or pipeline terminals for carrying goods and materials to and from the port.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor]

Ports often have warehouses and other buildings for the storage and distribution of goods, or have magazine buildings for naval ordinance and other explosives. There are also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_transportation ground transportation systems] that connect the port with inland locations, such as railroad terminals, truck terminals, and/or pipeline terminals for carrying goods and materials to and from the port.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]