Definition of homeport
: to provide with or assign to a home port
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So in the winter, 14 vessels started homeporting in San Juan — four more than the previous season.
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Beginning in November, the ship will homeport in Miami's new Terminal A, sailing south on seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries.
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Plans call for an additional 15 ships to be homeported here by 2025 — bringing the total from 57 to 72.
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The Navy's Philippine Sea is a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser homeported in Mayport, Florida; the Coast Guard's Jacob Poroo is a Sentinel-class fast response cutter assigned to Pascagoula.
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She's homeported at Rota since 2014, and has been harassed by aggressive Russian Su-24 aircraft.
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Plus, two of the ships homeported in Japan, the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S McCain, were damaged in collisions earlier this year, reducing the functional fleet size to 14.
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In November 2003, the Cole, which homeports in Norfolk, Va., was returned to active service.
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The Pentagon’s plan is for the aluminum trimaran Independence-class warships to homeport in San Diego while Florida becomes the East Coast station for the traditional steel Freedom-class LCS variants.
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First Known Use of homeport
1940
home port
Definition of home port
: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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The ship, the first new Carnival vessel to home port on the West Coast in 20 years, will sail weeklong cruises to the Mexican Riviera.
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Brim, who lives in Palm Beach, but lists Fishers Island (N.Y.) Yacht Club as home port, won three of five races and also notched a second in totaling 15 points.
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The USS Portland will return to its home port in San Diego Monday.
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Exactly one week before the Destination disappeared, the boat pulled into its home port of Sand Point, Alaska, after 27 days fishing for cod.
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Its home port is Norfolk, Va. Launched in 1989 and commissioned in 1990, the Monterey carries both Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles as well as two LAMPS MK III helicopters.
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The Sun and Great River Houseboats both call Alma their home port.
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After April 22, the ship will return to her home port in San Diego.
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Analysis says Paula's home port was in Marseille, France.
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First Known Use of home port
1794
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