: 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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Many of those exports affected are Mercedes-Benz SUVs manufactured in nearby Alabama that depart from the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, the nation’s busiest seaport for vehicle exports.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
China’s top ports handle record throughput in 2025 The overflow of goods leaving China is reflected in the data from the country’s two largest seaports, which also happen to handle the most and third-most containers in the world.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump ordered airstrikes on various Venezuelan sites, including the main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, the main airbase, La Carlota, El Volcán, a signal antenna site, and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the coast of the Caribbean, CBS News and the BBC reported, citing officials.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Friends of brothers Gerardo and Alberto Villalobos woke up in Caracas, Venezuela, to military helicopters flying overhead and striking important Venezuelan military bases and seaports early Saturday morning.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
China’s top ports handle record throughput in 2025 The overflow of goods leaving China is reflected in the data from the country’s two largest seaports, which also happen to handle the most and third-most containers in the world.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump ordered airstrikes on various Venezuelan sites, including the main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, the main airbase, La Carlota, El Volcán, a signal antenna site, and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the coast of the Caribbean, CBS News and the BBC reported, citing officials.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Friends of brothers Gerardo and Alberto Villalobos woke up in Caracas, Venezuela, to military helicopters flying overhead and striking important Venezuelan military bases and seaports early Saturday morning.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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