“port of”

The following 4 entries include the term port of.

port of call

noun phrase

: an intermediate port where ships customarily stop for supplies, repairs, or transshipment of cargo

port of entry

noun phrase

: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse

port of discharge

: a port where a ship voluntarily and without cause of necessity breaks bulk and discharges part or all of its cargo


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