home ports

Definition of home portsnext
plural of home port

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for home ports
Noun
  • The mission of a T-AGOS ship depends heavily on detecting faint underwater sounds produced by submarines operating hundreds of miles away.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • See videos from Massachusetts meteor explosion Here's a look at videos capturing the sights and sounds of the meteor.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • These are fast disappearing, however, as humans drain them for development, dredge canals in them for the oil and gas industry and construct river levees, depriving them of the sediments that stop them being submerged.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Since 1995, it was believed both straits would be kept open by the threat of action from the world’s most powerful military.
    Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The good news, is the straits will be back open, if that's true, and that will mean gas prices will go down for Americans, and that's good news.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • The park’s 14 trails range from old mining roads to the perimeter of Kathleen Lake to Thechàl Dhâl, also known as Sheep Mountain, with northern wildlife and Southern Tutchone cultural heritage along the way.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • The new tax on Dubai tolls and parking, which began on June 1, will give the UAE government another cut from its roads that’s divorced from the financial performance of the operators.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Normally, that water has been discharged into local creeks and bays.
    Michelle Hummel, Fortune, 25 May 2026
  • Normally, that water has been discharged into local creeks and bays.
    Michelle Hummel, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • For decades, the Maldives has been known for its dreamy overwater villas, clear blue lagoons, and the promise of total relaxation.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 May 2026
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“Home ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20ports. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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