port

[US]/pɔːt/
[UK]/pɔːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. harbor; left-hand side; door of a ship
vi. turn to the left
vt. turn the helm to the left; carry (a gun)

Phrases & Collocations

port city

port authority

port terminal

port of entry

port facilities

at the port

in port

serial port

port area

port of destination

loading port

container port

port number

free port

parallel port

port of loading

port of shipment

fishing port

usb port

output port

port of discharge

sea port

port office

Example Sentences

a port and lemon.

the port of destination

the inland port of Gloucester.

put into port to refit

the port is a flashpoint between gangs.

port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.

There is a longstanding prostitution trade in the port.

The pipeline links the refinery with the port.

There is only one port along this rocky coast.

the port stands astride an international route.

there was land in sight on the port beam .

she has the proud port of a princess.

the porter left with a surly expression.

give a porter one's luggage to carry

SCSI port; SCSI technology.

a serial port; a serial printer.

For this steamer, Liverpool is not a port of call.

This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.

The hotel porter will help you.

Real-world Examples

These industrial areas, do they include ports?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Tsu means " the port" , nami — " the waves" .

Source: Environment and Science

This ship has sailed to many foreign ports.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

In the past, Venice was an important port.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 3 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

It also has an auxiliary port and speakers for cruising with some tunes.

Source: Technology Trends

It's an important port in all of this.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

If you want to have a navy, you have to have a port.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Just be grateful I left you any ports at all.

Source: Collection of Interesting Stories

There's a space port 20 miles south.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Ukraine warns its black sea ports are being cut off.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

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