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Old October 12, 2009, 03:25 AM
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Wink Harbour/seaport

What is the difference between harbor and seaport ?
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Old October 12, 2009, 03:36 AM
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Buena pregunta, un "harbor(EEUU) harbour(UK) es más pequeña que un "seaport" . Al pensar en un "seaport" me da la imagen de un puerto grande con barcos así



usualmente yo diría un "harbour" tiene barcos pequeñas
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Old October 12, 2009, 04:30 AM
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All Greek to me ! - Explain again, Seaport holds vessels and Harbor small boats???
What about natural a harbor, a handmade a seaport or the other way round?
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I think that would be the main difference. The word "harbor" makes me think of a natural geographic occurrence. A "seaport" makes me think of a place where ships and boats are docked. I think that a "seaport" could even be IN a "harbor". The idea of a "harbor" implies protection from bad weather because of barriers (natural or manmade). Is that helpful? I'm sorry I can't explain it in Spanish....
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Old October 12, 2009, 09:03 AM
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Quote:
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The idea of a "harbor" implies protection from bad weather because of barriers (natural or manmade).
Estoy de acuerdo.
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Old October 12, 2009, 05:04 PM
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Ok, that´s clear now.
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