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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport 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 Haiti’s vulnerable ports As Haiti’s armed gangs have expanded and become more powerful, concerns about the security of the country’s seaports have grown. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

Authorities have also begun to reduce the daily number of ships that can transit the canal.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Amid concerns of a further reduction in precipitation and runoff, the canal operator has already imposed multiple draft restrictions for larger Neopanamax vessels to limit the amount of freight carried through the channel.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

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
The ship left its home port in San Diego in November and has spent more than 200 consecutive days at sea without making a port call.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of home port

Noun

The more powerful next generation of Starlink satellites, however, are bigger, and designed to fit in Starship's payload bay, not atop the Falcon 9.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Temperatures will bottom-out in the 50s and lower 60s in many communities away from the bay around sunrise.

— Cutter Martin, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

The young group, with members ranging in age from 15 to 19, uses the album to introduce their signature sound as a group, Soultronic — a genre that mixes soulful R&B vocals with electronic music.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
The sounds of the frogs that live around it dot my sleep, and the sound of the creek itself is always in the background of my hearing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of sound

Noun

Although the brackish estuary’s health is improving somewhat — particularly in the Mosquito Lagoon — the entire system remains impaired by pollution, including from septic tanks and wastewater spills.

— Molly Duerig, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
At these levels, Mosquito Lagoon will no longer be an estuary but be our new ocean beach.

— Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

Attacks on commercial vessels and the confrontation over access to the strait have caused shipping traffic to collapse.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Muscat and Tehran would continue talks to reach an agreement on a permanent corridor and administration system for the strait, the ministry said.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

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
The castle overlooks the Moray Firth, a large inlet of the North Sea.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Instead of thinking too hard about white port, maybe just enjoy it.

— Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

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