yacht harbour

collocation in English

meaningsofyachtandharbour

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yacht
noun[C]
uk
/jɒt/us
/jɑːt/
a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on ...
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harbour
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhɑː.bər/us
/ˈhɑːr.bɚ/
an area of water next to the coast, often protected from the sea by a thick wall, where ships and boats ...
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(Definition ofyachtandharbourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The site of the proposedyachtharbouris all wrong.
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We are told that just to build ayachtharbourwould not be viable.
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The proposedyachtharbourwould provide an area for parking dinghies in safety from the elements and moorings for keel boats and larger craft.
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I know of at least one specially constructedyachtharbourwhich is largely spoilt and made useless because of the wash of the water-buses continually passing the entrance.
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If this development is necessary or desirable merely in order to build ayachtharbour, it should be done by the municipality.
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It features a hotel, two group accommodations, three camp sites and a smallyachtharbour.
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It has ayachtharbour, a golf course, and several sports complexes (both public and private).
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It is the site of two traditional shipyards and a smallyachtharbour.
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The shipyard diversified into the building of swimming pools, and into operating ayachtharbouradjacent to the shipyard.
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A number of good marinas and yacht harbours are already operating.
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They all have their yacht harbours and their marinas; and compared to them, this country is years and years behind.
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For instance, there are proposals for three new marinas; there are proposals for three new yacht harbours; and there are proposals for 14 new yacht stations.
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But, of course, the provision of marina and yacht harbours can be very costly, and such developments are almost entirely a matter for commercial companies and local authorities.
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One of the main problems of coastal sailing is the shortage of marinas, yacht harbours, moorings and hards.
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