containerport

noun

Definition of containerportnext
as in home port

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  1. home port
  2. sound
Noun
  • Fishermen carry fish from their boats to Playita Mia in Manta, which was the home port of two ships that sank in March.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Long Beach was the home port for that Navy destroyer.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Definition of home port
Noun
  • On the subject of sound travelling on the beach, avoid using expletives within ear-shot of others.
    — John Natale, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The sound just completely cut out — twice — while Cross was in mid-song, forcing him to stop the show and then try to figure out what to do next.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sound
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“Containerport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containerport. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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