homeport

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verb

home·​port ˈhōm-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce homeport (audio)
homeported; homeporting; homeports

transitive verb

: to provide with or assign to a home port

home port

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noun

: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented

Examples of homeport in a Sentence

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Verb
Most Americans will have to take a long flight to experience the 6,000-passenger Disney Adventure, which will be the cruise line’s first ship to homeport in Asia. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025 Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports in Puerto Williams. Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
On March 28, the Michael Monsoor was spotted departing from its home port. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 The Eisenhower's home port is the nation's largest Navy base in Norfolk and its deployment was extended twice. Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for homeport

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1940, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeport was in 1794

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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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