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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Mora is forecast to make landfall near the southeastern tourist city of Cox's Bazar and the seaport city of Chittagong, the Bangladesh Meteorological Agency said.
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Donald added that the medallion technology won’t be confined to the seaport.
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Story Extras Bugs on the Border US-VISIT consists of a hodgepodge of older mainframe databases, fronted by Windows 2000 workstations installed at nearly 300 airports, seaports and border crossings around the country.
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First Known Use of seaport
circa 1520
SEAPORT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition 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
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playDefinition of seaport for Students
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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