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port

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  1. 1) port (noun)
  2. 2) port (noun)
  3. 3) port (noun)
  4. 4) port (verb)
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  7. 7) port (verb)
  8. Port (abbreviation)
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  10. port arms (noun)
  11. port authority (noun)
  12. port bow (noun)
  13. port captain (noun)
  14. port charge (noun)
  15. port de bras (noun)
  16. port differential (noun)
  17. Port du Salut (noun)
  18. Port Egmont hen (noun)
  19. Port Jackson fig (noun)
  20. Port Jackson pine (noun)
  21. Port Jackson shark (noun)
  22. Port Macquarie pine (noun)
  23. port mark (noun)
  24. port of call
  25. port of discharge
  26. port of entry
  27. Port Orford cedar (noun)
  28. port risk insurance (noun)
  29. Port Royalist (noun)
  30. Port Salut (noun)

1port

noun \ˈpȯrt\

Definition of PORT

1
: a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
2
a : a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo b : airport
3
: port of entry

Origin of PORT

Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French, from Latin portus — more at ford
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with PORT

bort, court, fort, forte, mort, ort, Porte, quart, short, skort, snort, sort, sport, swart, thwart, tort, torte, wart, wort

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