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oasis

n. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

seaport, harbor, harbour

n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

retreat, hideaway

n. an area where you can be alone

haven, seaport, harbor, harbour

n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

mooring, slip, berth, moorage

n. a place where a craft can be made fast

bay

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

recess, cove, inlet

n. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

fjord, fiord

n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

channel, sound

n. a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

gulf

n. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

lagoon, laguna, lagune

n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

safety, refuge

n. a safe place; "He ran to safety"

retreat

n. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

refuge, sanctuary, asylum

n. a shelter from danger or hardship

chancel, sanctuary, bema

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

shelter

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

haven, oasis

n. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

retreat, hideaway

n. an area where you can be alone

strait

n. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

waterway

n. a navigable body of water

bay

n. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"

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