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A place isn't safe because it's locked, but because something inside lets you exhale.
means A place of safety, shelter, or refuge — somewhere you can rest free from harm or trouble; originally, a harbor for ships.
from From Old English hæfen, a harbor or port — the literal sense of a sheltered inlet where ships could ride out the weather. It's a cousin of Dutch haven and German Hafen, all pointing back to a Germanic root for harbor. The leap from a safe anchorage for boats to a safe place for people happened naturally: a haven was always somewhere you came in out of the storm. (Worth noting: the word is unrelated to 'heaven,' despite how cozily the two rhyme.)
- old roots
- From Old English for harbor, a port for ships
- missing N
- Add one letter and you get heaven
- legal term
- Tax havens shelter trillions in offshore accounts
- bird sanctuary
- Wildlife havens predate the word's human comfort meaning
port of new haven — connecticut city and deepwater port handling 1.5m+ tons annually, founded 1638
new haven coliseum — multi-purpose arena that hosted the grateful dead 100+ times, demolished 2007
yale university — ivy league university located in new haven, connecticut, founded 1701