: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
Examples of seaport in a Sentence
Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
Recent Examples on the Web
Since February, attacks by an insurgent alliance of gangs in capital Port-au-Prince have made the city’s international airport and seaport nonfunctional, breaking vital supply lines of food and aid and triggering an exodus of evacuation flights for foreign nationals.
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Michael Rios, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That mandate covers fleets with more than 50 vehicles or annual revenue over $50 million; state, local and federal government fleets; and trucks that haul freight in and out of seaports.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When Henry left the country this month to build support for a U.N. security force to restore order, the gangs rampaged, shutting down the international airport and the main seaport and attacking at least a dozen police stations.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The United Nations has warned that over 1 million hungry Haitians, many of them children, are on the brink of famine as the seaport and airport remain closed, food prices skyrocket and aid distributions are disrupted by heavy gunfire.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Onboard were containers packed with furniture, electronics and clothing loaded the night before from a cargo ship that had docked in Le Havre, the seaport in northern France.
—Liz Alderman James Hill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Drake’s debut in the city, back in 2010, had the entire seaport shut down before ultimately being canceled.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Finding a new entry point is not as simple as pulling into the nearest seaport.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
Michael Rios, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That mandate covers fleets with more than 50 vehicles or annual revenue over $50 million; state, local and federal government fleets; and trucks that haul freight in and out of seaports.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When Henry left the country this month to build support for a U.N. security force to restore order, the gangs rampaged, shutting down the international airport and the main seaport and attacking at least a dozen police stations.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The United Nations has warned that over 1 million hungry Haitians, many of them children, are on the brink of famine as the seaport and airport remain closed, food prices skyrocket and aid distributions are disrupted by heavy gunfire.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
Onboard were containers packed with furniture, electronics and clothing loaded the night before from a cargo ship that had docked in Le Havre, the seaport in northern France.
—Liz Alderman James Hill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Drake’s debut in the city, back in 2010, had the entire seaport shut down before ultimately being canceled.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
Finding a new entry point is not as simple as pulling into the nearest seaport.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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