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[ pawrt, pohrt ]

/ pɔrt, poʊrt /

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noun

a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.

a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.

Also called port of entry. Law. any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods.

a geographical area that forms a harbor: the largest port on the eastern seaboard.

Origin of port

1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English, from Latin portus “harbor, haven”; akin to ford

synonym study for port

OTHER WORDS FROM port

portless, adjective

noun

the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.

adjective

pertaining to or designating port.

located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.

verb (used with or without object)

to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.

noun

any of a class of very sweet wines, mostly dark-red, originally from Portugal.

noun

an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo.Compare porthole (def. 1).

Machinery. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc.

a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed.

Computers.

1. a physical connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached.
2. Also called port number . a numerical code that identifies an origin or destination within an IP address:Routers can be configured to change ports within the local network.

the raised center portion on a bit for horses.

Chiefly Scot.a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress.

verb (used with object)

Military. to carry (a rifle or other weapon) with both hands, in a slanting direction across the front of the body, with the barrel or like part near the left shoulder.

Digital Technology. to create a new version of (an application program) to run on a different hardware platform (sometimes followed by over): The publisher is porting several classic games to next-generation consoles.

noun

Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.

Digital Technology. a version of an existing video game published for a different console or device.

Archaic. manner of bearing oneself; carriage or deportment.

Words related to port

harbor, seaport, wharf, anchorage, boatyard, dockage, docks, dockyard, gate, harborage, haven, landing, piers, refuge, retreat, roads, roadstead, sanctuary, shelter

How to use port in a sentence

• It comes with a USB charging port, but you’ll have to provide the actual battery pack.

• The AI could then be ported into a robot, which would gain the smarts to navigate through the real world without crashing.

• Again, the Shell should tell you in which port Kibana is running.

• The line with your IP address tells you which IP you are using and the port used to run elasticsearch.

• More money for pensions can mean less money for other services cities, counties, airports and ports provide.

• His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.

• Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.

• The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.

• Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.

• KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.

• The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.

• At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.

• But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.

• They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.

• The ship has anchored in the province of Ylocos, eighty leguas from here, as the weather does not permit it to come to this port.

noun

a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships

noun

Also called (formerly): larboard

1. the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow
2. (as modifier)the port bow Compare starboard (def. 1)

verb

to turn or be turned towards the port

noun

a sweet fortified dessert wine

noun

nautical

1. an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds
2. See porthole (def. 1)

a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc, for firing through

an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc

electronicsa logic circuit for the input and ouput of data

mainly Scota gate or portal in a town or fortress

verb

(tr)to carry (a rifle, etc) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder

noun

verb

(tr) computingto change (programs) from one system to another

noun

Australian(esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case