Piraeus

or Pei·rae·us

[ pahy-ree-uhs, pi-rey- ]

noun

1. a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.

Piraeus

/ pɪˈreɪ-; paɪˈriːəs /

noun

1. a port in SE Greece, adjoining Athens: the country's chief port; founded in the 5th century bc as the port of Athens. Pop (municipality): 181 933 (2001) Modern Greek namePiraiévsˌpirɛˈɛfs

Example Sentences

Your commissaries must turn it into biscuit before it is sent to the Piraeus.

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Then Themistocles had his chance and he built all the ships he could and turned the Piraeus into a strong naval base.

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In four days the holds were emptied and she sailed from the Piraeus on the fifth with 180 tons of sand ballast aboard.

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A flagrant case of piracy; on the high roads, too, between Athens and Piraeus.

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One has nothing to do, and just then one hears that a great monster of an Egyptian corn-ship has put in to Piraeus.

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