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port

1

[ pawrt, pohrt ]

noun

  1. a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
  2. a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.

    Synonyms: anchorage

  3. Also called port of entry. Law. any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods.
  4. a geographical area that forms a harbor:

    the largest port on the eastern seaboard.

  5. Informal. an airport.


port

2

[ pawrt, pohrt ]

noun

  1. the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or designating port.
  2. located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.

port

3

[ pawrt, pohrt ]

noun

  1. any of a class of very sweet wines, mostly dark-red, originally from Portugal.

port

4

[ pawrt, pohrt ]

noun

  1. an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo. Compare porthole ( def 1 ).
  2. Machinery. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc.
  3. a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed.
  4. Computers.
    1. a physical connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached.
    2. Also called port number. a numerical code that identifies an origin or destination within an IP address:

      Routers can be configured to change ports within the local network.

  5. the raised center portion on a bit for horses.
  6. Chiefly Scot. a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress.

port

5

[ pawrt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Military. to carry (a rifle or other weapon) with both hands, in a slanting direction across the front of the body, with the barrel or like part near the left shoulder.
  2. Computers. to rewrite the source code of (a program) in a different programming language, or modify it to run on a different hardware platform or operating system (sometimes followed by over ):

    The publisher is porting several classic games to next-generation consoles.

    Our test suite may be useful if you are modifying the compiler, or porting it to a new system.

noun

  1. Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
  2. Digital Technology, Computers. a version of an existing program, such as a video game, written to run on a different platform or operating system.
  3. Archaic. manner of bearing oneself; carriage or deportment.

Port.

6

abbreviation for

  1. Portugal.
  2. Portuguese.

port

1

/ pɔːt /

noun

  1. nautical
    1. an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds
  2. a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc, for firing through
  3. an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc
  4. electronics a logic circuit for the input and ouput of data
  5. a gate or portal in a town or fortress
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port

2

/ pɔːt /

noun

  1. a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships
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port

3

/ pɔːt /

noun

  1. (esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case
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port

4

/ pɔːt /

verb

  1. tr to carry (a rifle, etc) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder
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noun

  1. this position
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port

5

/ pɔːt /

noun

  1. Also called (formerly)larboard
    1. the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow
    2. ( as modifier ) Compare starboard

      the port bow

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verb

  1. to turn or be turned towards the port
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port

6

/ pɔːt /

noun

  1. a sweet fortified dessert wine
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Port.

7

abbreviation for

  1. Portugal
  2. Portuguese
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port

8

/ pɔːt /

verb

  1. tr computing to change (programs) from one system to another
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port

/ pôrt /

  1. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
  2. A place where data can pass into or out of a central processing unit, computer, or peripheral. With central processing units, a port is a fixed set of connections for incoming and outgoing data or instructions. With computers and peripherals, a port is generally a socket into which a connector can be plugged.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of port1

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English, from Latin portus “harbor, haven”; akin to ford

Origin of port2

First recorded in 1570–80; special use of port 4

Origin of port3

First recorded in 1695–95; earlier Oporto, from Portuguese O Porto, Oporto “the port” (that is, the main port of shipment for the wines of Portugal); Oporto l

Origin of port4

First recorded before 950; Middle English, Old English, from Latin porta “gate”; akin to portus “harbor”; port 1

Origin of port5

First recorded in 1560–70; from French porter, from Latin portāre “to carry”; fare
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Word History and Origins

Origin of port1

Old English, from Latin porta gate

Origin of port2

Old English, from Latin portus harbour, port

Origin of port3

C20: shortened from portmanteau

Origin of port4

C14: from Old French, from porter to carry, from Latin portāre

Origin of port5

C17: origin uncertain

Origin of port6

C17: after Oporto, Portugal, from where it came originally

Origin of port7

C20: probably from port 4
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Idioms and Phrases

see any port in a storm .
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Synonym Study

See harbor.
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Example Sentences

His keepers fed the beast copious amounts of port, Champagne, and whiskey to pacify the persnickety pachyderm.

Houston has the largest medical center in the world, and the largest export port in the entire country.

The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.

Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.

KSM enters the complex through a “Sally Port,” a series of gates designed to allow just one vehicle in at a time.

The experience of the Jesuit fathers at Port Royal is related at length, from their own point of view.

At the port of Cavite is a parochial church, which ministers to over three thousand souls.

But the '34 port was so good that he revoked twice, to the indignation and despair of his unhappy brother and partner.

They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.

The ship has anchored in the province of Ylocos, eighty leguas from here, as the weather does not permit it to come to this port.

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