to port
2
3.8
- verb
- /pɔrt/
- The captain decided to port the ship in the morning to avoid the storm.
Examples
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And that is to arrive in a country first by striking port cities and only then moving inland by road and river traffic.
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Prepare to port.
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Bunny, get ready to port again.
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That, that Oman to port series and God knows how many times.
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Prepare to port.
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After a long voyage, the crew was relieved to finally port in the safe harbor.
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We need to port our vessel quickly before the tide goes out.
Synonyms
87
2.8
To bring a boat to a platform at the water and tie it up
2
4.0
To stop at a port or station during a journey
To move a ship into a dock and tie it there
To bring a ship to a platform by the water to load or unload
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
2
8.1
Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect
Compounds
- Formal
13
4.4
A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country
- Specialized
2
3.7
A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time
- Specialized
1
4.1
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
- Archaic
1
4.3
A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires
- Specialized
1
6.6
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
- 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 large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood
1
7.7
Wood from the Port Orford cedar tree that is light, strong, and has a nice smell
1
9.1
A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour
- 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
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Port To 'port' a ship means to bring it into a harbour and comes from the same root portus 'harbour', so to port is simply to arrive at or take a ship to a port.