port of call
noun phrase
1
: an intermediate port where ships customarily stop for supplies, repairs, or transshipment of cargo
2
: a stop included on an itinerary
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Garcia became Barca’s first port of call in the summer transfer window thanks to his breakout 2024/2025 season.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Those shopping the beauty aisle should make the early Prime Day K-beauty deals their first port of call.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 June 2025
These underserved customers need access to remote medical units and comprehensive medical support, no matter the port of call.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Sean Pavone/Shutterstock The third port of call was also a new port for Windstar: Reggio Calabria, the largest city in Calabria, the region that forms the toe of Italy’s boot.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Those shopping the beauty aisle should make the early Prime Day K-beauty deals their first port of call.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 19 June 2025
These underserved customers need access to remote medical units and comprehensive medical support, no matter the port of call.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Sean Pavone/Shutterstock The third port of call was also a new port for Windstar: Reggio Calabria, the largest city in Calabria, the region that forms the toe of Italy’s boot.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 20 May 2025
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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