port of call

noun phrase

Definition of port of call

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

2 : a stop included on an itinerary

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about port of call

Dictionary Entries near port of call

port of discharge

Statistics for port of call

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for port of call

The first known use of port of call was in 1838

See more words from the same year

Comments on port of call

What made you want to look up port of call? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

tergiversation

evasion of direct action or statement

Test Your Vocabulary

Great Scrabble Words—A Quiz

Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Name That Thing

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!

TAKE THE QUIZ

SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games