Harbor

A harbor (or harbour) is the place where ships may shelter. It means the same as port. The port will often contain the water space with wave breakers around the edge, the number of quays or piers where the ships may be moored or tied up and the transport system for taking goods inland. Often railway and road transport will be used. Other ways that goods can be moved are pipeline transport and by using smaller ships on rivers.

During the D-Day operations of 1944, two artificial harbours (named mulberry) were built just off the beaches where the invasion was going to happen.

See also: dock, dockyard, marina, naval base, quay, seaport, transport, wharf.