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seaport

noun

Definition of seaport

as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport The seaport is a powerful, thriving economic engine. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 Women all around the seaport were getting contracts to stitch flags, and Ross surely wanted in. — Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026 Portuguese traders encountered tea at Cantonese-speaking seaports in China, and as a result the Portuguese word for tea is chá. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026 From there, the series dials back to 1988 to the tiny seaport town of Grimsby, several hours north of London. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport

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Noun

The brightest things in the picture—that bit of blue heaven and the red-and-white house across the canal—are also the most distant.

— Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Researchers say the technology could support emergency response operations, temporary bridges, floating markets, event stages, and other on-demand infrastructure for rivers, canals, lakes, and coastal areas.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of canal

Noun

While efforts are made to keep bay marine life out of the lagoon, the possibility always exists for creatures to make their way into the body of water, according to police.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
The villa, with its rough concrete structure and minimalist elements, boasts postcard views of the French city’s namesake bay—not quite São Paolo, but certainly a good jumping-off point.

— Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

They were kept awake at night by the sounds of trucks and jackhammers.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Imagine tall trees across the lake, a calm breeze, children laughing in the distance, the scent of your old canvas tent – there’s no forgetting the sights, sounds, smells and feel of summer camp.

— Seth T. Kannarr, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of sound

Noun

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
Great Peconic Bay is an estuary located between the north and south forks of Long Island.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

Transits through the strait had risen after the lifting of the previous US blockade and the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The new project would allow containers to enter and leave the country without having to pass through the strait, before moving them on trucks overland to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and neighboring Gulf countries.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of strait

Noun

Today, Crater Lake National Park boasts the deepest lake in the country, at 1,943 feet, and one of the cleanest too, as there are no inlets or outlets to allow for contamination.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Marine life concentrates most densely in the shallowest waters of this continental shelf, 100 feet deep or less, in reefs, lagoons, and coastal inlets where a person can swim and scuba dive without specialized gear.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of inlet

Noun

Oil prices ticked up Wednesday after the US launched a fourth consecutive night of strikes on Iran and reimposed a blockade on ships going to and from Iranian ports.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Specialist teams were on standby to remove the container from the vessel, according to the port.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

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