port

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

²port

noun

Definition of PORT

1

chiefly Scottish : gate

2

a : an opening (as in a valve seat or valve face) for intake or exhaust of a fluid

b : the area of opening in a cylinder face of a passageway for the working fluid in an engine; also : such a passageway

c : a small opening in a container or vessel especially for viewing or for the controlled passage of material <access port>

3

a : an opening in a vessel's side (as for admitting light or loading cargo)

b archaic : the cover for a porthole

4

: a hole in an armored vehicle or fortification through which guns may be fired

5

: a hardware interface by which a computer is connected to another device (as a printer, a mouse, or another computer); broadly : jack 8

Origin of PORT

Middle English porte, from Anglo-French, gate, door, from Latin porta passage, gate; akin to Latin portus port

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Nautical Terms

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

³port

noun

Definition of PORT

1

: the manner of bearing oneself

2

archaic : state 3

3

: the position in which a military weapon is carried at the command port arms

Origin of PORT

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from porter to carry, from Latin portare

First Known Use: 14th century

⁴port

transitive verb

Definition of PORT

: to turn or put (a helm) to the left —used chiefly as a command

Origin of PORT

⁵port

First Known Use: 1580

Other Nautical Terms

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

⁵port

noun

Definition of PORT

: the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward —called also larboard — compare starboard

— port adjective

Origin of PORT

probably from ¹port or ²port

First Known Use: circa 1644

Other Nautical Terms

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

⁶port

noun

Definition of PORT

: a sweet fortified wine of rich taste and aroma made in Portugal; also : a similar wine made elsewhere

Origin of PORT

Oporto, Portugal

First Known Use: 1691

Other Alcoholic Beverage Terms

finish, gimlet, mull, sake, setup, sommelier, syllabub, vintner, wassail

⁷port

transitive verb

Definition of PORT

: to translate (software) into a version for another computer or operating system

Origin of PORT

perhaps from ²port (hardware interface)

First Known Use: 1984

⁸port

abbreviation

Definition of PORT

1

portable

2

portrait

Port

abbreviation

Definition of PORT

Portugal

port

noun \ˈpȯrt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PORT

: an opening, passage, or channel through which something can be introduced into the body: as a : a small medical device (as of plastic or titanium) that is implanted below the skin, is attached to a catheter typically inserted into a blood vessel, and has a small opening through which a needle can be inserted to administer fluids or drugs or withdraw blood b : an incision (as one made between intercostal spaces) for passing a medical instrument (as an endoscope) into the body