To look over the parts, features, or contents of; view broadly, To conduct a statistical survey on, To make a survey, transitive verb_ To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook, To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine, To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry, verb_ To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire, plot a map of (land), To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine, noun_ The act of surveying; a general view, as from above, The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it, A species of auction, in which farms are disposed of for a period covering three lives.

A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary, A harbor or anchorage; a port, a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo, verb_ To put into, or provide with a haven, transitive verb_ To shelter, as in a haven, To put into or provide with a haven

A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships, Specifically The covert of the hart or hind, A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter, verb_ maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings), eep in one's possession; of animals

A city or town on a waterway with such facilities, A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor, The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing, adjective_ Of, relating to, or on the port, transitive verb_ To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder, Computers To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform, a position in the manual of arms, executed as above, transitive & intransitive verb_ To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side