: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
Examples of seaport in a Sentence
Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
Recent Examples on the Web
Haiti’s main international airport, domestic airport and government seaport have been shut down for the past two months after armed gangs launched a broad assault against the government and key infrastructure.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
The violence has left more than 360,000 people homeless, largely shut down Haiti’s biggest seaport, and closed the main international airport two months ago.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Advertisement Already, the state has banned brand new diesel trucks from seaports in California, although diesel trucks purchased through 2023 will be allowed inside for years under certain conditions.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Pretty seaports survived only by replacing the once-bountiful cod with tourist dollars.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Since February, attacks by an insurgent alliance of gangs in capital Port-au-Prince have made the city’s international airport and seaport nonfunctional, breaking vital supply lines of food and aid and triggering an exodus of evacuation flights for foreign nationals.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That mandate covers fleets with more than 50 vehicles or annual revenue over $50 million; state, local and federal government fleets; and trucks that haul freight in and out of seaports.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When Henry left the country this month to build support for a U.N. security force to restore order, the gangs rampaged, shutting down the international airport and the main seaport and attacking at least a dozen police stations.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
The violence has left more than 360,000 people homeless, largely shut down Haiti’s biggest seaport, and closed the main international airport two months ago.
—Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
Advertisement Already, the state has banned brand new diesel trucks from seaports in California, although diesel trucks purchased through 2023 will be allowed inside for years under certain conditions.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
Pretty seaports survived only by replacing the once-bountiful cod with tourist dollars.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Since February, attacks by an insurgent alliance of gangs in capital Port-au-Prince have made the city’s international airport and seaport nonfunctional, breaking vital supply lines of food and aid and triggering an exodus of evacuation flights for foreign nationals.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The Port of Baltimore is one of the nation’s top 10 seaports by both value and tonnage, one of the fastest-growing over the last decade, and one that leads the nation in a host of export and import categories.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That mandate covers fleets with more than 50 vehicles or annual revenue over $50 million; state, local and federal government fleets; and trucks that haul freight in and out of seaports.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
When Henry left the country this month to build support for a U.N. security force to restore order, the gangs rampaged, shutting down the international airport and the main seaport and attacking at least a dozen police stations.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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