containerport

noun

Definition of containerportnext
as in home port

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  1. home port
  2. sound
Noun
  • The interview was conducted on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, which had just returned to its home port in San Diego after a lengthy deployment in the Middle East to support the Iran war.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s announcement was made the same day the USS Abraham Lincoln was due to arrive to its home port in San Diego after a record-long deployment in support of the Iran war.
    — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of home port
Noun
  • The two musicians are so good at aping the sounds they were raised on that originality and reference become one and the same.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her oldest had heard the gun shots and the sound of people screaming in the school.
    — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of sound
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“Containerport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containerport. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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