Definition of seaport
: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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Examples of seaport in a Sentence
Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
Recent Examples of seaport from the Web
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Bustling prostitution industries sprang up around army bases and seaports, and soon the U.S. Navy was facing a full-on epidemic of venereal disease, Gordon explains.
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The four Arab nations also blocked their airspace and seaports to Qatar, while Saudi Arabia also cut off its only land border.
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But the Humboldt inlet,which skirts the historic seaport of Eureka, isn’t nearly as developed.
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The deal comes amid a surge in online retail commerce and growing cargo traffic that passes through South Florida’s seaports and airports.
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Turki al-Maliki, said the coalition plan was to take control of the airport, seaport and the route leading to the capital, Sana, but not to engage in urban warfare.
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Boston already allows companies like Aptiv and Optimus Ride to test at its seaport, and so already has an agreement with the state’s Department of Transportation.
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At ports in Georgia including the Port of Savannah, one of the top seaports on the U.S. East Coast, container volume in May reached 361,029 TEUs, the second-highest volume in a single month in the port’s history.
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The city was once a key seaport in the slave trade, a location where some 40 percent of enslaved people first set foot on American soil.
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First Known Use of seaport
circa 1520
SEAPORT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of seaport for English Language Learners
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: a town or city with a harbor where ships stop to load and unload cargo
SEAPORT Defined for Kids
Definition of seaport for Students
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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