seaport
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈsiːpɔːrt/
:
puerto
- Portland, which was a major seaport, even if it was so far inland.
- a major seaport
- seaport city
And so the guys that Joe is friends with work for the owner of I guess Seaport.
- And so the guys that Joe is friends with work for the owner of I guess Seaport.
Examples
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The city has a busy seaport where many cargo ships arrive every day.
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It is one of the most sensational New England seaport towns you'll ever see.
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It's our only seaport in the west.
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So I was back out at the South Street Seaport at five in the morning.
Fiction book (1992) -
You need to go to the South Street Seaport.
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Everyone has been in this seaport down through the ages.
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Montreal is the world's largest inland seaport.
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Honfleur escaped the bombs of World War II and today offers a romantic seaport harbor.
Academic text (2009) -
Mitchell strolled through the streets of the seaport city, snapping pictures.
Fiction book (2001) -
Shanghai is a seaport.
Synonyms
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1.8
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor and load or unload
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1.3
A place like a harbour where people and goods enter or leave a country
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3.9
A sheltered place like a port where ships can unload and be safe
A port away from the main port used for loading ships
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Seaport is made from sea and port, and port means 'harbour' and is used in words like airport, so a seaport is a town with a harbour where ships load and unload.