: 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
Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This stop will assess what can be fixed immediately and what requires attention at its home port in Norfolk.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
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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
The crew of Burmese and Chinese sailors will sail back to home port in China.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This stop will assess what can be fixed immediately and what requires attention at its home port in Norfolk.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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