: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
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An oil tanker is being pictured in the Persian Gulf near the seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on April 29, 2024.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 2025
When entering the United States through an airport or seaport, your electronic devices—laptops, phones, tablets—can be subject to search by Customs and Border Protection.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
According to the Asian Development Bank, the number of Chinese container trains passing through the Middle Corridor has expanded by a factor of 33 from 2023 to 2024, while freight volumes handled by Azerbaijan’s and Kazakhstan’s Caspian seaports grew by 21 percent.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
These yards host excess containers that are transported to and from Bangladesh’s largest seaport, Chattogram.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 2025
When entering the United States through an airport or seaport, your electronic devices—laptops, phones, tablets—can be subject to search by Customs and Border Protection.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
According to the Asian Development Bank, the number of Chinese container trains passing through the Middle Corridor has expanded by a factor of 33 from 2023 to 2024, while freight volumes handled by Azerbaijan’s and Kazakhstan’s Caspian seaports grew by 21 percent.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
These yards host excess containers that are transported to and from Bangladesh’s largest seaport, Chattogram.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for seaport
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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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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