With its well-protected natural harbor, it ranks as one of the most lucrative lobster-producing ports in the state.

The well-protected harbor of Telmessos is separated from the Gulf of Telmessos by an island.

The village occupies the toe of a hilly peninsula within a well-protected harbor, with three inlets offering plenty of shoreline for docks and warehouses.

A well-protected harbor lay between, scattered with the specks of fishing boats lying at anchor.

"The marina has a lot of conveniences and it is in a very well-protected harbor," Mrs. Dobbin said.

Bruce Borges, the son of a Portuguese fisherman from New Bedford, met us at the "fish dock," the communal meeting place in the well-protected harbor.

A large, well-protected harbor has long been one of the city's chief assets.

Passing between a pair of entrance buoys, the Sleuth came off the swelling ocean onto the calm surface of a small, well-protected harbor.

"It's a well-protected harbor," the captain said.

This bay forms a well-protected harbor for vessels of moderate size.