seaport

noun

sea·​port ˈsē-ˌpȯrt 

: 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

The United Nations has warned that over 1 million hungry Haitians, many of them children, are on the brink of famine as the seaport and airport remain closed, food prices skyrocket and aid distributions are disrupted by heavy gunfire. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

Onboard were containers packed with furniture, electronics and clothing loaded the night before from a cargo ship that had docked in Le Havre, the seaport in northern France. —Liz Alderman James Hill, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024

Drake’s debut in the city, back in 2010, had the entire seaport shut down before ultimately being canceled. —Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024

Finding a new entry point is not as simple as pulling into the nearest seaport. —Ken Roberts, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024

The 784-foot ship, which was built at General Dynamics-NASSCO in San Diego, is a new type of ship that’s designed to deploy troops and equipment in regions where the U.S. doesn’t have easy access to land bases and seaports. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024

Gangs now control key roads in and out of Port-au-Prince and are blocking access to the seaport, cutting off the city’s supply of food, fuel and water. —David C. Adams, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

Last April, the air resources board ruled that no fossil fuel trucks purchased after Jan. 1, 2024, would be allowed to enter a seaport in California. —Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

Another police substation was attacked overnight, along with a facility at the main seaport. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1520, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

seaport

noun

sea·​port -ˌpō(ə)rt 

-ˌpȯ(ə)rt

: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships