harbortown
nounUK /ˈhɑːbətaʊn/
US /ˈhɑːrbərtаʊn/
A harbortown is a town by the water where boats can stop and rest.
We watched the fishing boats come into the harbortown at sunset.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A town built around a sheltered place where ships load and unload goods.
The old harbortown grew rich from trading spices and silk.
3. A community whose jobs and daily life center on boats and the sea.
Many families in the harbortown have been fishermen for generations.
4. A place where ships find safety from storms.
During the gale, every ship raced toward the harbortown for shelter.