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home port

noun

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as in seaport

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Recent Examples of home port The Ford will be leaving the Middle East in the coming days and returning to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail sensitive military movements. — ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 Not only are there multiple home ports throughout the south to choose from, but there are also a handful of ships sailing from these ports. — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 Most of the ships serviced at the base have San Diego as their home port. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 The crew of Burmese and Chinese sailors will sail back to home port in China. — Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for home port

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Noun

Below the Rock was a seaport and an airstrip with regular military flights to London.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
As soon as this Sunday, a Long March 5 rocket will launch from a coastal seaport in China, carrying the Chang’e 7 lunar exploration mission, Ars reports.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of seaport

Noun

ShotSpotter uses acoustic technology to pick up the sound of gunfire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
The sound of the mas, the first taste of Haitian energy parade attendees will experience before seeing the group, is carried forward by Jesus Luc, a Harlem native and Lespri Ayiti’s band manager.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sound

Noun

Nothing was mistaken at the inaugural Cartier Cinema Club dinner held at Venice’s Gritti Palace, where Chazelle’s La La Land was honored with dinner on the canal overlooking the Basilica della Salute.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
The road’s construction created a push for internal improvements in the early republic and opened the era of canal and road construction throughout the nation.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In a handful of impressively resonant scenes with King, Kylie gives Gillian an entire new generation to encourage toward the messy exuberant existence that Sally, at least in the sequel’s first few acts, vows to keep at bay.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

Just a few hours from the Arctic Ocean, the exercise helps the Miami native narrow his view to suit a world stunted by extreme cold.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Support remains positive among voters aged 30-44, but narrows, with 33% in support and 28% in opposition.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Definition of narrow

Noun

Jetties are long barriers often constructed of boulders or concrete at inlets or harbors to keep navigation channels open, while groins are shorter and often are built on open beaches to stop erosion and widen the sand area.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The castle overlooks the Moray Firth, a large inlet of the North Sea.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

Yemeni government forces have launched airstrikes targeting Houthi reinforcements west of Taiz, several residents of Mokha said, and the Yemeni government military has urged civilians to avoid roads between Taiz and Mokha.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Now workers are crushing concrete and twisted metal into roads, shelter floors, and spaces for community kitchens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Lounging and relaxing poolside is taken very seriously with an ample supply of chaise lounges and umbrellas lining all four pools (three family pools and one adults-only pool), and an adjacent private beach and lagoon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
What launched in a modest nook between two floors of the Palazzo del Casinò now occupies its own island in the lagoon — evolving from festival curiosity into a key hub for a protean art form.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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