: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Additionally, in December 2025, Disney Cruise Line will launch the Disney Adventure, a new mega-ship that will homeport in Singapore.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
One of them, the USS George Washington, returned to its home port in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday after completing missions.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Set to homeport in Miami beginning in June 2027, the 169,000-gross-ton Norwegian Aura is the third Prima Plus-class ship following the Aqua and the forthcoming Luna, which will debut out of Miami in April.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Additionally, in December 2025, Disney Cruise Line will launch the Disney Adventure, a new mega-ship that will homeport in Singapore.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
Operating out of its home port in Montevideo (Uruguayan capital), the vessel will serve Buquebus’s route across the Rio de la Plata to Buenos Aires (Argentinian capital).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
One of them, the USS George Washington, returned to its home port in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday after completing missions.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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