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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 Twenty-four centuries later, Jonathan Franzen destroyed his laptop’s Ethernet port so he wouldn’t be tempted to go online. — Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026 The Houthis have imposed a blockade on Saudi ships, as well as any vessel attempting to stop at the port. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 The Dubai port operator formalized plans for a 222-hectare industrial park at Mombasa, signing a joint-venture agreement with Kenya’s GulfCap Africa in Nairobi last week. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for port
Recent Examples of Synonyms for port
  1. anchorage
  2. harbor
  3. dock
Noun
  • Separately, state television reported that another Iranian tanker was attacked in Kharg Island anchorage area.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • More than 139 container vessels resided in the port’s outer anchorages as of Thursday morning, Seko said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchorage
Noun
  • The market reminds visitors that just beyond the city’s harbor and highways, New England’s small towns and pastoral farms serve as the breadbasket for Boston’s growing farm-to-table movement.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The governor’s office said the state was securing its harbors, deploying emergency personnel to strategic locations and monitoring dams for any possible breaches or overflows.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of harbor
Noun
  • Its auto-empty dock holds weeks of debris without manual intervention, while intelligent carpet detection automatically lifts the mop pad to keep rugs dry.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Captain Dixon says thankfully things were much calmer on Monday compared to Sunday, when there were constant Mayday calls from a man overboard to a sinking vessel — even an explosion at a dock nearby as a boat was refueling.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of dock

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“Port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/port. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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