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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Haven

/(hā"v'n)/ · Ha·ven · IPA /ˈheɪvən/
01 n. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
  1. 1.
    A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
    “What shipping and what lading 's in our haven.” Shak.
    “Their haven under the hill.” Tennyson.
  2. 2.
    A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.
    “The haven, or the rock of love.” Waller.
02 v. t. To shelter, as in a haven.
  1. 1.
    To shelter, as in a haven.