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.
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The rail project is expected to fit into the wider maze of transit that one day will allow drivers to become riders, with public transportation from Sunrise to downtown Fort Lauderdale to the airport and seaport and elsewhere.
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The nation’s largest seaport complex, encompassing California’s neighboring ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, reported a record February, importing 725,337 loaded 20-foot-equivalent units, a standard measure for container cargo.
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About a month later, customs officials found three silky snails clinging to shipping crates that arrived at a Houston seaport from the United Kingdom.
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And Boston, where cars powered by the developer NuTonomy are picking people up near the seaport.
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That increase would fund 750 new agents for CBP, a mixture of customs agents who work at seaports, airports, and land ports, and Border Patrol officers who monitor all the border regions in between.
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Initially, Crystal Serenity is slated to offer a series of Caribbean sailings from the seaport starting in late October, while Crystal Symphony will arrive next year for a similar deployment.
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The air and seaports of the Dominica island are expected to be inoperable for several days.
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Karachi is home to about 15 million people, two large seaports, and Pakistan's financial infrastructure, making it the country's economic powerhouse.
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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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