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to port

to port

9 8.2
To turn a ship or aircraft to the left
  • verb
  • /pɔrt/
  • Specialized
: virar a babor
  • - Hard to port.
  • hard to port

Examples

  • Hard to port stern!

  • Hard to port!

  • But the captain ordered you hard to port.

  • Wait 'til we get to the middle of the channel and I say hard to port.

  • Midship, hard to port, hard to port.

  • They would cut loose whatever they could to port, lessening the weight in order to right her.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I don't see GVoice going away, but if it did, you would likely be warned with enough notice to port your number to a carrier.

    Blog text (27)
  • 1) You lose incoming MMS not sent from Sprint phones. 2) You can SMS text from multiple devices. 3) You can port your number to and from GVoice just like any carrier for approximately $20.

    Blog text (27)
  • The captain shouted, "Turn the ship hard to port to avoid the rocks!"

  • As we approached the harbor, the pilot instructed us to steer hard to port.

Antonyms

to starboard
  • Specialized
21 8.1

To turn a ship to the right when facing forward

Idioms

2 8.1

Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect

The first place you go to for help or information

Compounds

port of entry
  • Formal
13 4.4

A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country

6 3.4

A port where a ship stops during a journey away from home

home port
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A place where a ship is registered and based

serial port
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time

2 3.5

A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert

free port
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes

The capital city of Trinidad and Tobago on Trinidad's west coast

parallel port
  • Archaic
1 4.3

A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires

port-wine stain
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels

treaty port
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A port in China, Korea, or Japan opened to foreign trade by treaty in the 1800s and early 1900s

1 7.4

A person who watches for suspicious activity at a dock or port

A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood

Wood from the Port Orford cedar tree that is light, strong, and has a nice smell

A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour

Port Jackson fig
  • Australian
8.7

A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade

Port Jackson heath
  • Australian
9.9

A small shrub with pink to rosy purple tube-shaped flowers that grows in southern and western Australia

Port Jackson pine
  • Australian
9.9

An evergreen tree from eastern Australia with small round cones

port watcher
  • Specialized
6.3

A program that watches network ports and reports open or suspicious connections

An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving

Surface Forms

port infinitive
ported past
ported past participle
porting present participle
ports third person singular

Etymology

Port The verb 'to port' meaning to steer left comes from the name for the harbour side of a ship, so to port is to turn the vessel toward its left, or toward the port.