harbor: A human-made sheltered body of water where vessels can dock safely, protected from open-sea conditions. Parameters: (1) breakwaters, jetties, or natural shelter modified by engineering, (2) dredged or maintained depth channels, (3) docking infrastructure (piers, wharves, berths), (4) navigational aids (buoys, lights). Persistence mechanism: constructed through civil engineering and maritime law; maintained by port authority or municipal body; operates through continuous dredging and infrastructure upkeep. The map distinguishes harbor (fully engineered) from anchorage (natural shelter only) and port (harbor + cargo facilities).[formal: portus | substrate: matter | horizon: centuries | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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harbor
harbor: A human-made sheltered body of water where vessels can dock safely, protected from open-sea conditions. Parameters: (1) breakwaters, jetties, or natural shelter modified by engineering, (2) dredged or maintained depth channels, (3)…
Definition
Why it is in scope
A human-made coastal infrastructure built to persist the safe anchorage and transfer of vessels by providing physical shelter and fixed interface points for cargo and passengers.
Names and aliases
- harboren · CANONICAL
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- cmrc6da4l00isa9g4w16qp1irSERVES →
Harbor is built and maintained for the sake of navigation — its designed purpose is to provide safe vessel access. Law 8d: servant→master = harbor→navigation.
- cmrbknt8d001da9g41pipqqbwSERVES →
A harbor is a facility built or maintained for the sake of trade — its designed purpose is to further the operation of maritime commerce. Ships dock at harbors to load and unload goods for trade. Per Law 8d: for whose sake? The harbor serves trade, the servant points at the master.
- cmrdttohs0009p7dyegiuzxpiINSTANCE_OF →
A harbor is a specific kind of infrastructure — physical facilities designed to support maritime operations. A competent speaker would call a harbor 'infrastructure.'
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- Jul 27, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC
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