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| harbor |
A harbor is a safe place where boats come in from the sea or from a large lake or river. [3 definitions] |
| haven |
the place where a ship anchors; harbor or port. [1/2 definitions] |
| landfill |
A landfill is a place where trucks bring waste from cities or towns. The landfill is a low area of land that gets filled up with this waste. The waste is eventually covered with dirt and becomes "new land" in a way. The waste itself, mixed with other things, is sometimes used to build up new land in a body of water, like a harbor, for example. New buildings or even airports can be constructed on top of waste from a landfill. This building material itself is also called "landfill." |
| marina |
a harbor that has docks, services, and supplies for pleasure boats. |
| pilot |
a person who guides a ship into or out of a harbor, or through otherwise difficult waters. [1/3 definitions] |
| port1 |
a place where ships can anchor and take shelter; harbor. [1/2 definitions] |
| seaport |
a city, town, or harbor where ships that travel on the sea can dock, load, and unload. |
| Statue of Liberty |
a huge copper statue of a woman representing liberty, given to the United States by France and located on an island in the New York City harbor. |
| tugboat |
A tugboat is a small, powerful boat. Tugboats guide, push, or pull larger boats. They especially help large ships get into or out of a harbor when the ships have their engines turned off. Tugboats help the big ships get to their dock more easily and safely than they could by themselves. |
| Turkey |
Turkey is a country that is mostly in Asia. A small part of Turkey is on the continent of Europe. Turkey is a large country with many mountains and beautiful sea coasts. It lies between two large seas, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. When people come to visit Turkey, they like to see the city of Istanbul with its busy harbor and its beautiful churches and mosques. |
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