: 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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However, the goal is to eventually expand the pre-customs services to seaport arrivals and private jet travelers.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
But Japan was waging war against China and shortly after their arrival, the Japanese occupied Chinese seaports and Jews were ordered to move into ghettos.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between Somalia's government and the breakaway region of Somaliland.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025
Dhaka is the only major air export zone out of Bangladesh, with the Chattogram seaport carrying the load for oceangoing exports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Apr. 2025
But Japan was waging war against China and shortly after their arrival, the Japanese occupied Chinese seaports and Jews were ordered to move into ghettos.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between Somalia's government and the breakaway region of Somaliland.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 3 May. 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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