A harbor (American English) or harbour (British English) is a place where ships may shelter.[1] Some harbors are used as ports to load and unload ships. The port will have quays or piers where the ships may be tied up and a transport system for taking goods inland. Often railway and road transport will be used. Goods also move by pipeline transport and by smaller ships on rivers.[2]
Harbor means to shelter or keep safe. Harbors can be natural as in San Francisco or artificial as in ancient Carthage or a mix of both. During the D-Day operations of 1944, two artificial harbors (named mulberry) were built just off the beaches where the invasion was happening.
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change- ↑ "Definition of HARBOR". www.merriam-webster.com. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ↑ "Pros & Cons of Water Transport: Ship Speed, Shipment Visibility, More". www.up.com. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
