: 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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The Port of Los Angeles is known as the busiest seaport in North America.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 Nov. 2025
Images and videos showed heavy smoke billowing from fires after Ukraine hit a major oil terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk during its large-scale drone attack on Russia overnight into Friday.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The coastline offers crystal-clear waters, coral reefs and rugged mountains, while Aqaba Castle and the old seaport offer authentic historical textures.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Biden administration, which has been pushing for an armed intervention in Haiti, is increasingly under pressure to stem the flow of arms into the country from Florida’s seaports and to support a new transitional government in the Caribbean nation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 22 Nov. 2025
Images and videos showed heavy smoke billowing from fires after Ukraine hit a major oil terminal in the seaport of Novorossiysk during its large-scale drone attack on Russia overnight into Friday.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The coastline offers crystal-clear waters, coral reefs and rugged mountains, while Aqaba Castle and the old seaport offer authentic historical textures.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the Biden administration, which has been pushing for an armed intervention in Haiti, is increasingly under pressure to stem the flow of arms into the country from Florida’s seaports and to support a new transitional government in the Caribbean nation.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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