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port

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of port

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

Synonyms of port

anchorage, harbor, harborage, haven

Words Related to port

basin, dock, marina, moorage, mooring

arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, inlet, lagoon, loch [Scottish], lough [chiefly Irish], narrow, roads, roadstead

canal, channel, sound, strait

containerport, home port, seaport

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