safe harbor | the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive, the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor |
harbor porpoise herring hog Phocoena phocoena | the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific |
harbor seal common seal Phoca vitulina | small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere |
bobtail bob dock | a short or shortened tail of certain animals |
dock | the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair |
dock dockage docking facility | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired, may have gates to let water in or out, the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late |
dock | an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
dry dock drydock graving dock | a large dock from which water can be pumped out, used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline |
floating dock floating dry dock | dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised |
harbor harbour | a place of refuge and comfort and security |
pier wharf wharfage dock | a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles, provides access to ships and boats |
Sydney Harbor Bridge | a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia |
harbor patrol | patrol of officers who police a harbor area |
seaport haven harbor harbour | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo |
Pearl Harbor | a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu, location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on Dec |
Boston Harbor | the seaport at Boston |
stevedore loader longshoreman docker dockhand dock worker dockworker dock-walloper lumper | a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port |
American feverfew wild quinine prairie dock Parthenium integrifolium | stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers, leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns |
dock sorrel sour grass | any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine |
sour dock garden sorrel Rumex acetosa | European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens |
bitter dock broad-leaved dock yellow dock Rumex obtusifolius | European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America |
dock | maneuver into a dock, dock the ships |
dry-dock drydock | maneuver (a ship) into a drydock |
dock tail bob | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
harbor harbour hold entertain nurse | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings), bear a grudge, entertain interesting notions, harbor a resentment |
dock | come into dock, the ship docked |
harbor harbour shield | hold back a thought or feeling about, She is harboring a grudge against him |
dock | deduct from someone's wages |
dock | deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty |
harbor harbour | keep in one's possession, of animals |
harbor harbour | secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) |