port

noun

ˈpȯrt How to pronounce port (audio)
Definition of portnext
as in anchorage
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships the cruise ship stops at each port for one night only

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Recent Examples of port Uncertain future Villa Vie announced that the Odyssey was suspending operations while it was docked this week at the port of Sihanoukville in Cambodia. — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 1 Nov. 2026 In the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, the six-deck, 465-foot superyacht Scheherazade is docked behind high walls to keep it both safe and hidden from curious onlookers. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 The port city on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay chartered the country’s first commercial railroad in 1827. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 Cargo handling at the region’s three main ports – Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdenny – plunged more than fifteenfold after July 22, according to Ukraine’s infrastructure minister. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for port
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  1. anchorage
  2. harbor
  3. dock
Noun
  • The vessel then traveled thousands of miles to a Malaysian offshore anchorage, where UANI filmed the vessel receiving fuel and other services offshore.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The transfer took place at an anchorage off Zhoushan on October 13, in open water away from port infrastructure, according to Chinese Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC), a state energy firm.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of anchorage
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  • It’s being used to help balance power grids, manage ships and harbors, and write hospital patient records.
    — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The proposals also addressed tax relief for property owners affected by the 2025 Palisades fire, changes to campaign finance and election rules, and new requirements for the city’s airports and harbor.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of harbor
Noun
  • The contract deadline for union security workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their maritime employers has been pushed back to Friday, again prolonging the threat of a potential strike at the San Pedro Bay docks.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The singer—pictured here on an East Hampton dock in 2001—has always felt at home on the water.
    — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dock

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“Port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/port. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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