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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In that case, your first port of call is to rethink your moisturizer or your sunscreen, specifically avoiding certain occlusive ingredients, which create a barrier on the skin and trap in heat.
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Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 11 July 2024
Its itinerary — which features more than 150 ports of call in 60 countries and seven continents — began with its first leg through the Americas, taking guests to 36 destinations in places including the Caribbean, Brazil, Argentina and the Mexican Riviera.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Food was excellent, ports of call were unique, entertainment was different.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
The film had extra resonance in Malta, which is one of the first ports of call for migrant boats trying to get to Europe from North Africa but has also been accused of declining calls for assistance from vessels in distress.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 July 2024
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Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 11 July 2024
Its itinerary — which features more than 150 ports of call in 60 countries and seven continents — began with its first leg through the Americas, taking guests to 36 destinations in places including the Caribbean, Brazil, Argentina and the Mexican Riviera.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Food was excellent, ports of call were unique, entertainment was different.
—Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
The film had extra resonance in Malta, which is one of the first ports of call for migrant boats trying to get to Europe from North Africa but has also been accused of declining calls for assistance from vessels in distress.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 July 2024
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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