home ports

Definition of home portsnext
plural of home port

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for home ports
Noun
  • In a video shared by the organization, the bear could be seen running out of the hole after hearing loud sounds.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • So all these natural sounds can become a source of inspiration, but also a sonic source in itself.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Only accessible by boat or plane, the park consists of canals, rainforests, and lagoons that are home to manatees, jaguars, and countless other wildlife species.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Assembly budget advisor Jason Sisney said the state government was in better financial straits than anticipated, citing data from the State Controller’s Office.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In Squid Game, one of the most original and bingeable drama series in recent years, 456 people in deep financial straits are invited to participate in a secret game made up of a series of children’s competitions, and the punishment for the losers is death.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.
    Rose Evans November 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The project will also include a redesign of the hospital’s ambulance bays to include six total bays, three for drop-offs and three for staging.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026
  • What the engineers didn't take into account was that the airflow over the bomber's wings and fuselage along with the open bomb bays generated violent turbulence.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But the lagoons at the mouth of coastal creeks such as Aliso Creek and nearby San Mateo Creek are usually closed off from the sea by sand that builds up.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.
    Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Home ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20ports. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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