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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport 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 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 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

Nothing was mistaken at the inaugural Cartier Cinema Club dinner held at Venice’s Gritti Palace, where Chazelle’s La La Land was honored with dinner on the canal overlooking the Basilica della Salute.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 5 Sep. 2026
The road’s construction created a push for internal improvements in the early republic and opened the era of canal and road construction throughout the nation.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 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

With German rider Richard Vogel, the Westphalian bay swept the first two show jumping majors of the season, at The Dutch Masters and Aachen, Germany.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
In a handful of impressively resonant scenes with King, Kylie gives Gillian an entire new generation to encourage toward the messy exuberant existence that Sally, at least in the sequel’s first few acts, vows to keep at bay.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

ShotSpotter uses acoustic technology to pick up the sound of gunfire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
The sound of the mas, the first taste of Haitian energy parade attendees will experience before seeing the group, is carried forward by Jesus Luc, a Harlem native and Lespri Ayiti’s band manager.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 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

The flow of traffic has improved in recent weeks, but as the US and Iran have struggled over control of the strait since last winter, countries around the world have sought alternative energy sources and looked to cut back on energy use.

— Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Before the war, the strait carried more than 20% of the world’s energy supply as that oil was shipped to ports around the globe.

— Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 8 Sep. 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

The big story This photograph taken on November 5, 2025 shows employees inspecting photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Gujarat’s port city of Mundra.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Bluecore’s initial target is its hometown Port of Long Beach — the first American port to publicly back floating nuclear energy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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