Thesaurus results for HOMEPORT

home port

noun

Definition of home port

as in seaport

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Recent Examples of home port The ship may break a record for the longest trip away from its home port for a US carrier since the Vietnam War. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 The ship left its home port in San Diego in November and has spent more than 200 consecutive days at sea without making a port call. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Long Beach was the home port for that Navy destroyer. — Daily News, 25 May 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 See All Example Sentences for home port

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Noun

Abiy’s push for sovereign access to the Eritrean seaport of Assab has reignited tensions with Eritrea, which shares a border with Tigray.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
While the timing of the review coincided with Jensen Hughes’ work on the airport and seaport, Jensen Hughes was never tasked with that study.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seaport

Noun

The album moves like a DJ set, never letting a sound outstay its welcome.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
The s and z sounds of cedar scent, soothed, breeze, petals, pads, crossed, shore, and small create a peaceful line of sound that mimics the smooth flow of a river.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sound

Noun

The combined sewage-overflow tanks that are supposed to divert sewage from running into the canal won’t be complete until 2029 — a seven-year delay that might require parts of the canal to be re-dredged again to remove the contamination.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
The mother of a Miami-Dade teacher who mysteriously vanished and was later found in a canal walked into a courtroom on Friday, seeking an end to the years-long court proceedings.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

The adventure began with the helicopter soaring over breathtaking landscapes of alpine peaks and turquoise waters, before touching down at the bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 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

An otter bobs in the inlet, an eagle glides across the sky, and a black bear ambles amidst old-growth forest on the distant shores.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The September 2026 surge was highest where the water was directed into shallow bays and inlets.

— Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
The landscape was inspired by the inland town of Ioulida, a hilltop village with cascading residential dwellings and winding paths (no car-worthy roads), and a church perched at the precipice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of roads

Noun

Just a mile away from the lodge are two Andean lagoons with wowing views of Mount Fitz Roy, the castle-like 11,171-foot peak on the logo of the Patagonia clothing brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
News of the discovery did not seem to surprise people familiar with the lagoon.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

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