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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport As soon as this Sunday, a Long March 5 rocket will launch from a coastal seaport in China, carrying the Chang’e 7 lunar exploration mission, Ars reports. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 Securing access to Haiti’s main airport and seaport, restoring links to the south, expanding voter registration and building trauma centers for police are cast as urgent tests for international resolve. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 This 91-room property on the coast of Kuressaare—a seaport on Estonia’s largest island, Saaremaa—has panoramic views of the Baltic and the thirteenth-century Bishop’s Castle. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Morgues were at capacity, so corpses had been laid in a parking lot, then moved to a seaport, where the stench of death hung heavy. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

The bright blue lagoon waters of Venice, Italy and its iconic canals stand out in this true-color satellite image.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The authority cited current and projected lake levels, near-average precipitation across the canal’s watershed and the water-saving measures in place at the locks as reasons for the about-face.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

The Lincoln Strike group left the Middle East late last month -- replaced by the USS George Washington -- and is en route to its home port in California.

— Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The submarine can remain submerged and operate at considerable distances from its home port while carrying a larger strike arsenal.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of home port

Noun

Each sophisticated room—though closer to a suite in size—has its own private balcony, and most enjoy memorable views of the bay or city.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Fitzgerald draws the whole class map into the geography—East Egg, where the old money summers, and West Egg across the bay, where Gatsby’s new fortune buys a mansion but never quite buys in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

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

But these sites also come with dangers, as demonstrated by the massive Moss Landing battery fire in January 2025, which prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and deposited heavy metals in a nearby estuary.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Visitors traveling across Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay earlier this month may have seen a strange-looking boat with wings and a whale-like tail floating in the estuary’s calm late-summer waters.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

The strait, which carries about a fifth of global crude and LNG, has been effectively shut since the war began in late February.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
The report also stated that Saudi Arabia has ruled out negotiations until the strait has been wrested from Houthi control.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

The September 2026 surge was highest where the water was directed into shallow bays and inlets.

— Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
From the charming courtyards and upscale fashion boutiques tucked behind Worth Avenue to the rugged majesty of Jupiter’s inlets, the region is a playground for the curious traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

The quartier is extremely walkable, safe, and relatively easy to navigate, hugging both sides of the port with tiny alleys.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Turbah sits on a main road linking the provincial capital of Taiz with the port city of Aden, which serves as an interim seat of Yemen's government.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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