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home ports

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plural of home port

as in seaports

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Among the sounds that have stayed with him was the beeping of firefighters' personal alert safety system, known as a PASS alarm.

— Cindy Hsu, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Typically, Jewish families will go to synagogue to pray and hear the traditional sounds of the shofar horn, followed by a festive meal with family and friends.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sounds

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In North Carolina alone, 11,000 miles (17,702 kilometers) of canals drain peatlands before the water empties into coastal estuaries, Richardson said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
The square and canals of Venice are famously packed with shorts-and-sneaker-sporting tourists in late summer and even historic homes on small cobblestone streets have been converted to Airbnbs.

— Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of canals

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The tunnel would be bored through bedrock 60 to 250 feet below the lakebed, running from the south side of the straits to the northern shore.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Turkey, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Indonesia all charge service fees for transiting various straits, Kaneva pointed out.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of straits

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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

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Long Beach’s city health officer on Sunday issued an advisory warning people not to swim at any of the city's beaches or bays for at least three days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the historic route connected waterfront communities that were once separated by rivers, bays, and marshes, creating a new way for travelers to experience the region’s seafood, architecture, and maritime traditions.

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

Definition of bays

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The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.

— Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
And given their preference for rocky environments over sandy lagoons and the crabs’ reproductive prowess, fishermen and experts alike are skeptical.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of lagoons

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