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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport 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 Russian attacks on Ukraine’s largest seaport have hit Kyiv’s grain exports. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

Yet Chinatown, the oldest canals and quieter walks towards the eastern harbor district all begin just behind the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
As the deep snow melted, runoff flowed into reservoirs and canals, even inundating roads and fields.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

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
The ship may break a record for the longest trip away from its home port for a US carrier since the Vietnam War.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of home port

Noun

Discover the Rhythm of Florida’s Northwest Coast From a boutique inn to the backwater bays Taylor Eisenhauer uncovers the storied side of Florida’s Panhandle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Other visitors to the preserve included bay turtles, blue herons and a snowy white egret, with kayakers paddling behind them in the bay.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

And the only sounds were crickets and waves crashing far below.

— David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Following the death of frontman Chester Bennington in 2017, the Southern California rockers have yet to reintroduce themselves to the world, along with their new sound via new lead singer Emily Armstrong.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sound

Noun

The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
The original measure, known as Executive Order 13508, was designed to improve protection and restoration efforts for the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

With the strait’s primary transit lanes now cleared of mines, the volume of crude oil, cargo, and liquid natural gas over the past two weeks was the highest in six months, or right after the Iran war began.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Both locations put the Houthis within firing distance of any ships that attempt to traverse the narrow strait.

— Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

Seasonal sand berms to limit coastal flooding and protect public safety will begin to go up along the beach in the next week, and the San Dieguito Lagoon inlet will also be dredged, likely in the first two weeks of November.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2026
Jetties are long barriers often constructed of boulders or concrete at inlets or harbors to keep navigation channels open, while groins are shorter and often are built on open beaches to stop erosion and widen the sand area.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

Their ancestors had entered the United States through Southern ports, especially New Orleans and Galveston, which gave them a different political and cultural orientation from those who had entered through the East, and above all through New York.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Such Orcan drones have already been used to attack Ukrainian ports and ships.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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