as in anchorages
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 ports
Given their historic links to trade, Chinatowns often occupied downtown locations close to busy ports or densely populated urban centers.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
From data centers to airlines, commodities to videogames, electric cars to the ports and shipping lines used to move them and other goods around the world, a handful of funds fueled by oil sales are increasingly touching the lives of people all over the world.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Director Kazutoyo Maehiro explained that the original source code for Final Fantasy Tactics was lost, forcing the development team to literally rebuild the entire game by utilizing old retail copies and smartphone ports of the original.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
In a sleek and minimal chassis with stylish LED accents, it's got plenty of room for expansion and tons of ports.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The companies have revised four other service lines to add several ports initially included in the PS5 route.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Platforms in space Arkisys was founded in 2014 to develop the architecture to create orbital platforms similar to nautical ports.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
In the Mediterranean, board one of Emerald Cruises & Tours’ yacht-style ships during autumn to visit ports from Albania and Athens to the Dalmatian Coast, featuring lovely seaside scenery.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet blockaded Ukrainian ports, occupied Snake Island, and threatened Odessa, the country’s main coastal city.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
From data centers to airlines, commodities to videogames, electric cars to the ports and shipping lines used to move them and other goods around the world, a handful of funds fueled by oil sales are increasingly touching the lives of people all over the world.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Director Kazutoyo Maehiro explained that the original source code for Final Fantasy Tactics was lost, forcing the development team to literally rebuild the entire game by utilizing old retail copies and smartphone ports of the original.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
In a sleek and minimal chassis with stylish LED accents, it's got plenty of room for expansion and tons of ports.
—PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The companies have revised four other service lines to add several ports initially included in the PS5 route.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
Platforms in space Arkisys was founded in 2014 to develop the architecture to create orbital platforms similar to nautical ports.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
In the Mediterranean, board one of Emerald Cruises & Tours’ yacht-style ships during autumn to visit ports from Albania and Athens to the Dalmatian Coast, featuring lovely seaside scenery.
—AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025
Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet blockaded Ukrainian ports, occupied Snake Island, and threatened Odessa, the country’s main coastal city.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ports
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At 8,614 feet, the Mackinac Bridge is still the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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But not all super polluters are not all power plants or oil refineries — for example, in Boston as well as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, domestic shipping in and out of harbors qualifies as a super polluter.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Friesen, who studies the coevolution of plants and rhizobia, writes that just one gram of plant tissue harbors between 10 million and 10 billion endophytic bacteria alone.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Loewe’s fluid, automotive exterior also creates a unique impression on the bustling docks in Port Hercule.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, leader of the pack, has been training alongside amphibious transport docks USS Fort Lauderdale and USS San Antonio, all carrying MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ports. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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