the Mulberry harbours
/ðə ˌmʌlbəri ˈhɑːbəz/
/ðə ˌmʌlberi ˈhɑːrbərz/
- two very large artificial harbours that were built in Britain and then pulled across the Channel to the French coast so that supplies could be provided for the Allied soldiers who landed in Normandy on D-Day in June 1944. see also the Allies
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the Mulberry harbours