
HAVEN
haven
|ˈhāvən|
noun
a
place of safety or refuge :
a haven for wildlife.
• an
inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbor or small port.
ORIGIN
late Old English hæfen,
from Old Norse hҩfn;
related to Dutch haven,
German Hafen
‘harbor.’
a
safe haven:
refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary, asylum; port in a storm, oasis,
sanctum.
2
they
stopped in a small haven:
anchorage, harbor, harborage, port, moorage, mooring; cove, inlet,
bay.