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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Haven \Ha"ven\ (h[=a]"v'n), noun [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h["o]fn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see {Heave}); or akin to AS. h[ae]f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]
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. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak.
The haven, or the rock of love. --Waller.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Haven \Ha"ven\, verb (used with an object) To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
haven
noun
1: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: {oasis}]
2: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo [syn: {seaport}, {harbor}, {harbour}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
93 Moby Thesaurus words for "haven": anchorage, anchorage ground, arm, armor, asylum, basin, berth, bird sanctuary, bless, bourn, breakwater, bulkhead, chamber, champion, chuck, cloak, compass about, copyright, cover, covert, cushion, defend, destination, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, embankment, ensure, fence, fend, game sanctuary, goal, groin, guarantee, guard, harbor, harbor of refuge, harborage, house, insure, jetty, jutty, keep, keep from harm, landing, landing place, landing stage, last stop, make safe, marina, mole, moorings, nestle, patent, pier, police, port, preserve, protect, protected anchorage, quay, refuge, register, retreat, ride shotgun for, riding, road, roads, roadstead, roof, safe haven, safeguard, safehold, sanctuary, screen, seaport, seawall, secure, shelter, shield, shipyard, shroud, slip, snug harbor, stop, stopping place, stronghold, terminal, terminal point, terminus, underwrite, wharf
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haven, KS (city, FIPS 30725) Location: 37.90230 N, 97.78063 W Population (1990): 1198 (479 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67543
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Haven, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 1175 Housing Units (2000): 498 Land area (2000): 0.545887 sq. miles (1.413842 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.545887 sq. miles (1.413842 sq. km) FIPS code: 30725 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.902306 N, 97.780957 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67543 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Haven, KS Haven
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Haven a harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts
27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8.
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