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Home Dictionary Name: havenedsafe haven
safe haven Temporary refuge given to migrants who have fled their countries of origin to seek protection or relief from persecution or other hardships, until they can return to their countries safely or, if necessary until they can obtain permanent relief from the conditions they fled. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
Havened
Sheltered in a haven...
Haven
Haven, that which holds or contains ships; a port or harbour. See HARBOURS...
Wharf
Wharf, a broad plain place, near some creek or haven, to lay goods and wares on that are brought to or from the water. See Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act, 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. 27), s. 68, and Port of London (Consolidation) Act, 1920 (10 Geo. 5, c. clxxiii.).A structure on shore of navigable waters, to which a vessel can be brought for loading or unloading, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1589.There are two kinds-1st, legal, which are certain wharves in all seaports, appointed by commission from the Court of Exchequer, or legalized by Act of Parliament; 2nd, sufferance, which are places where certain goods may be landed and shipped, by special sufferance granted by the Crown for that purpose, 2 Steph. Com. See as to both kinds, Customs (Consolidation) Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 36). As to larcenies from a wharf, see Larceny Act, 1916, s. 15. As to implied liability or warranty for fitness of wharf for a ship unloading, see The Moorcock, (1889) 14 PD 64.Wharf, as a landin...
Eastward
Toward the east in the direction of east from some point or place as New Haven lies eastward from New York...
Haven
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...
Havener
A harbor master...
Hithe
A port or small haven used in composition as Lambhithe now Lambeth...
Hythe
A small haven See Hithe...
Sharpie
A long sharp flat bottomed boat with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail They are often called Fair Haven sharpies after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated...
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