to port
2
8.2
- verb
- /pɔrt/
- Specialized
:
virar a babor
- - Hard to port.
- hard to port
Examples
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Hard to port stern!
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Hard to port!
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But the captain ordered you hard to port.
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Wait 'til we get to the middle of the channel and I say hard to port.
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Midship, hard to port, hard to port.
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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!"
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As we approached the harbor, the pilot instructed us to steer hard to port.
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect
Compounds
- Formal
14
4.4
A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country
- Specialized
1
4.1
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time
- Archaic
1
4.3
A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires
A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour
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
- Australian
A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade
- Australian
A small shrub with pink to rosy purple tube-shaped flowers that grows in southern and western Australia
- Specialized
A program that watches network ports and reports open or suspicious connections
- Specialized
An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving
- Specialized
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
- Archaic
A port in China, Korea, or Japan opened to foreign trade by treaty in the 1800s and early 1900s
Surface Forms
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.