What does the word haven mean?

Usage examples for haven

  1. At the same time I was anxious to get back to New Haven as quickly as possible. – An Artist in Crime by Rodrigues Ottolengui
  2. " We haven't seen anything of Kurt Hellwig lately. – A Hero of Liége by Herbert Strang
  3. It had been a sore trial of his manhood to keep his vow after he knew that Alec was safe in the haven of a sick- bed. – Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald