port
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
hobbies
lifestyle
natural-sciences
nautical
physical-sciences
rowing
sports
transport
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *pértusder.
Proto-Italic *portus
Latin portusbor.
Old English port
English port
From Old English port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”) (and thus a distant doublet of ford). The directional sense, attested since at least the 1500s, derives from ancient vessels with the steering oar on the right (see etymology of starboard), which therefore had to moor with their left sides facing the dock or wharf. Doublet of fjard, fjord, firth, ford, and Portus.
Inflected forms:
form: ports
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: ports
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: porting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: ported
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: ported
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: peering in maps for ports and piers and roads
From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
gloss: A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: More broadly, the port is seen as a litmus test for France; if its most multicultural city can foster vast Muslim enclaves viewed with broad suspicion or hostility by the police, then what hope is there elsewhere?
gloss: The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
gloss: A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Each eight has four ports and four starboards.
gloss: Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: on the port side
gloss: To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
pos: verb
tags: imperative
transitive
examples: Port your helm!
gloss: To dock at a port.
pos: verb
examples: The tall ships will port in Pugwash during its annual Harbourfest Celebrations[…]
We have to wait until the ship ports, buddy, and then we can get you the help you need.
Our cruise ship ported at Mykonos, a small island off the coast of Greece, for an overnight stay.
Antonyms: starboard
Derived words: Nouns
aëroport
airport
any port in a storm
aport
Burtonport
carport
container port
cosmoport
dry port
Earthport
Eastport
establishment of the port
first port of call
free port
girl in every port
half-port
heliport
helm-port
helm port
home port
homeport
hoverport
jetport
joyport
lakeport
Lewisporte
Lockeport
megaport
miniport
moonport
Moonport
multiport
nonport
Oldport
outport
passport
port authority
porthouse
port knocking
portland
Portland
portlet
Portman
portman
portmaster
portmote
port of call
port of entry
port of registry
portpass
portsale
portside
raft port
river port
riverport
Saint Peter Port
seaport
secondary port
shuttleport
skyport
Southport
spaceport
standard port
starport
static port
subport
suitport
superport
switchport
teleport
treaty port
viewport
waterport
Proper nouns
portless
Amlwch Port
Beachport
Burry Port
Cape Portland
Dennis Port
Dennisport
Devonport
Dudley Port
East Cove Port
East Devonport
Ellesmere Port
Freeport
Gulfport
Harwich Port
Jonesport
Leesport
Little Swanport
Lockport
Logansport
Lower Portland
Masindi Port
Newport
New Port
North Port
Old Port
Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Port Adelaide
Port Albany
Port Albert
Port Allen
Port Alma
Port Angeles
Port Antonio
Port Area
Portarlington
Port Arthur
Port Augusta
Port Augusta West
Port Austin
Port Barre
Port Bell
Port Blandford
Port Bonython
Port Botany
Port Broughton
Port Campbell
Port Canaveral
Port Carlisle
Port Chalmers
Port Charlotte
Port Chester
Port Chicago
Port Clarence
Port Clinton
Port Clyde
Port Coquitlam
Port Curtis
Port Davis
Port Denison
Port Dickson
Port Dundas
Port Eglinton
Port Elizabeth
Port Ellen
Port Elliot
Port Erin
Port Erroll
Port Everglades
Port Eynon
Port Fairy
Port-Francqui
Port Franklin
Port Gaverne
Port Gawler
Port Germein
Port Gibbon
Port Gibson
Port Glasgow
Portgordon
Port Gordon
Port Hacking
Port Harcourt
Port Hedland
Port Hills
Port Hope
Port Hughes
Port Huon
Port Huron
Port Isaac
Port Jackson
Port Jervis
Port Julia
Port Kembla
Port Kennedy
Port Kenny
Port Klang
Port Latta
Port Lavaca
Port Lincoln
Port Loko
Port Lyautey
Port Macdonnell
Port Macquarie
Port Mannum
Port Melbourne
Port Mellon
Port Moody
Port Moorowie
Port Mulgrave
Port Neill
Port Noarlunga
Port Noarlunga South
Port Nolloth
Port of Brisbane
Port of Menteith
Port of Spain
Port Orchard
Port Paterson
Portpatrick
Port Pirie
Port Pirie South
Port Pirie West
Port Providence
Port Quin
Port Region
Port Richey
Port Rickaby
Port Royal
Port Salford
Portsea
Port Seton
Port Soderick
Port Sorell
Port Stephens
Port St. Joe
Port St Mary
Port Sudan
Port Suez
Port Sunlight
Port Swettenham
Port Talbot
Port Tewfik
Port Townsend
Port Victoria
Port Vincent
Port Wakefield
Port Washington
Port Weld
Port Welshpool
Port Willunga
Rock Port
Searsport
Southport Lagoon
Stockport
Stowport
Suez Port
Swanport
Tayport
Teesport
Upper Stowport
Westport
Winterport
Yarmouth Port
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