haven
noun
1 haven
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary.
synonym: oasis.
Roget 265:
rest;
stillness
etc.
adj.;
quiescence;
stagnation,
stagnancy;
fixity,
immobility,
catalepsy;
indisturbance†;
quietism.
quiet,
tranquility,
calm;
repose
etc.
687;
peace;
dead calm,
anticyclone†;
statue-like repose;
silence
etc.
203;
not a breath of air,
not a mouse stirring;
sleep
etc.
(inactivity)
683.
pause,
lull
etc.
(cessation)
142;
stand still;
standing still
etc.
v.;
lock;
dead lock,
dead stop,
dead stand;
full stop;
fix;
embargo.
resting place;
gite [Fr.];
bivouac;
home
etc.
(abode)
189;
pillow
etc.
(support)
215;
haven
etc.
(refuge)
666;
goal
etc.
(arrival)
292.
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Dutch: vrijhaven
Polish: oaza, azyl, enklawa
2 haven
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
synonyms: harbor, harbour, seaport.
Roget 292:
arrival,
advent;
landing;
debarkation,
disembarkation;
reception,
welcome,
vin d'honneur [Fr.].
home,
goal,
goalpost;
landing place,
landing stage;
bunder†;
resting place;
destination,
harbor,
haven,
port,
airport,
spaceport;
terminus,
halting place,
halting ground,
landing strip,
runway,
terminal;
journey's end;
anchorage
etc.
(refuge)
666.
return,
remigration†;
meeting;
rencounter†,
encounter.
completion
etc.
729.
recursion [Comp.].
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Roget 666:
refuge,
sanctuary,
retreat,
fastness;
acropolis;
keep,
last resort;
ward;
prison
etc.
752;
asylum,
ark,
home,
refuge for the destitute;
almshouse†;
hiding place
etc.
(ambush)
530;
sanctum sanctorum [Lat.]
etc.
(privacy)
893.
roadstead,
anchorage;
breakwater,
mole,
port,
haven;
harbor,
harbor of refuge;
seaport;
pier,
jetty,
embankment,
quay.
covert,
cover,
shelter,
screen,
lee wall,
wing,
shield,
umbrella;
barrier;
dashboard,
dasher [U.S.].
wall
etc.
(inclosure)
232;
fort
etc.
(defense)
717.
anchor,
kedge;
grapnel,
grappling iron;
sheet anchor,
killick†;
mainstay;
support
etc.
215;
cheek
etc.
706;
ballast.
jury mast;
vent-peg;
safety valve,
blow-off valve;
safety lamp;
lightning rod,
lightning conductor;
safety belt,
airbag,
seat belt;
antilock brakes,
antiskid tires,
snow tires.
means of escape
etc.
(escape)
671;
lifeboat,
lifejacket,
life buoy,
swimming belt,
cork jacket;
parachute,
plank,
steppingstone;
emergency landing.
safeguard
etc.
(protection)
664.
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Dutch: zeehaven, haven
Polish: port morski
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