harborside

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noun

An area (especially a residential area) near a harbor (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)

“We met at a harborside cafe.”

OriginEnglish side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde →
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Meanings

nounharborside (plural harborsides)

plural harborsides

  1. An area (especially a residential area) near a harbor (often in the form of converted warehouses etc)
adjectiveharborside (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLocated on or near a harbor.

    We met at a harborside cafe.

Origin

  1. Englishharbor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  5. Old Englishsīde
  6. Middle Englishside
  7. Englishside
  8. Englishharborside

From harbor + -side.

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APA

harborside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harborside

MLA

“harborside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harborside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harborside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harborside.

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