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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport The incident did not the ability to safely use the seaport’s maritime facilities, or travel to or from the airport. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 May 2026 Shop and eat your way along Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, the 50-block Victorian seaport village dotted with local eateries and eclectic shops. — Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 There were no serious injuries, but Gardner said the situation disrupted the state’s economy and brought uncertainty to the future of the deepest natural seaport in the continental United States. — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 7 May 2026 The seaport is a powerful, thriving economic engine. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

The agency’s testing identified cyclospora in two samples taken from a canal that the farm used for irrigation.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a police shooting Thursday near a canal and gas station at the South Cloverdale and West Overland roads intersection in Boise.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

The site now features dedicated processing bays and automated digital X-ray inspection equipment that reduce inspection time and improve manufacturing throughput.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of bay

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Its songwriting is modern and progressive, while its sound is vintage country, as though it were pulled straight out of 1960s Nashville.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026
Since then, the group has become one of the biggest rock acts in the world, and its edgy sound has continued to evolve, becoming slightly more appealing to a wider audience while simultaneously shaping what rock music is like today.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of sound

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Murrells Inlet MarshWalk The Murrells Inlet MarshWalk follows a saltwater estuary for half a mile.

— Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
For around 20 minutes, the pilot weaved his cheeky confession in clear loops above the Dee estuary, leaving an unmistakable signature in the sky.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

For direct charging from the grid, Aboard installs a NACS inlet for both AC charging at the campground and Level 3 DC fast-charging at EV stations.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Rozelle brought the idea to his church, The Church by the Sea — a nondenominational Christian congregation of a few hundred people that sits on an inlet with 860 feet of coastline.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

This is a major escalation for the kingdom, which had re-routed much of its oil exports through Red Sea ports as the Strait of Hormuz remains paralyzed.

— Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
With his plans for the summer nixed, Tony lifts a handful of cash from his dad’s wallet and impulsively follows Nancy to the former fishing port on the tip of Cape Cod.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

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