port
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6.7
- noun
- /pɔrt/
- Specialized
:
tronera
- The commander ordered the men to guard the sally port against any potential threats.
For example, if the port temperature is dangerously high the fryer, the fire turns off automatically.
- For example, if the port temperature is dangerously high the fryer, the fire turns off automatically.
Examples
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- We need to open that gun port.
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During the battle, the soldiers took cover behind the gun port to return fire.
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Out the northern sally port.
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It's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port.
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Every week, thousands of tons come into the port of Lorient. Where is it used?
Blog text (14) -
Water was supplied through a hose that had been placed in the observation port.
Academic text (2006) -
You still see a line of Mexicans at the U.S. port of entry waiting to visit Nogales, Arizona.
Academic text (2011) -
Huge ballistae hunched before the ports, a ready store of ammunition close at hand.
Fiction book (1992) -
The tiny column passed through the sally port and over a wooden bridge spanning the moat.
Fiction book (1990) -
The crew carefully opened the cannon port to prepare for the enemy ship's approach.
Synonyms
179
1.0
A space that lets people move through, for example a door
4
7.1
A narrow opening in a fort wall for looking or firing weapons
3
6.7
An opening in the side of a ship or armored vehicle for firing weapons
1
9.9
An opening in a wall for firing a gun or looking out
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
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Etymology
Port The word port for a small opening comes from an old word porta meaning 'gate' or 'door', so a firing port is like a little door in a wall or ship to fire through.