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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My first port of call was a workbench commanded by Marianna de Sanctis, who wore white gloves, like a conjuror or a croupier.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Those sailing aboard The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s 226-suite Luminara yacht can count Singapore as a spectacular port of call.
—AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The DisneylandForward theme park expansion plan could add a port of call with a pirate’s pub somewhere on the 500-acre Disneyland resort over the next several decades.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Itineraries ranging from two to nine days hit some busy ports of call, but in between departure and arrival, there are some simply blissful stops.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Those sailing aboard The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s 226-suite Luminara yacht can count Singapore as a spectacular port of call.
—AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
The DisneylandForward theme park expansion plan could add a port of call with a pirate’s pub somewhere on the 500-acre Disneyland resort over the next several decades.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Itineraries ranging from two to nine days hit some busy ports of call, but in between departure and arrival, there are some simply blissful stops.
—Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for port of call
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“Port of call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20call. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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