| 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 |
| tidal wave | a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun |
| tidal wave | an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide |
| tidal wave | an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon, a tidal wave of nausea, the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave, a tidal wave of crime |
tidal bore
bore
eagre
aegir
eager | a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) |
tidal flow
tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
| 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 |
| tidal zone | an area subject to tidal action |
| 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 |
| tidal basin | a basin that is full of water at high tide |
tidal river
tidewater river
tidal stream
tidewater stream | a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream |
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) |
| tidal | of or relating to or caused by tides, tidal wave |