1. places of shelter or refuge, especially for ships
Usage: nautical; plural form
2. acts of providing shelter or protection
Usage: formal

Examples

• The coast offered several natural harborages for fishing boats.
• Ancient maps marked safe harborages along dangerous coastlines.
• Storm-battered vessels sought harborages in the protected coves.
• The harbor master supervised all harborages in the busy port.
• Pirates used hidden harborages to avoid naval patrols.
• The treaty established neutral harborages for merchant ships.