aport

American  

[uh-pawrt, uh-pohrt] / əˈpɔrt, əˈpoʊrt /

adverb

Nautical.

1. on or toward the port side.

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aport British  

/ əˈpɔːt /

adverb

1. nautical on or towards the port side

   with the helm aport

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Etymology

Origin of aport

First recorded in 1620–30; a- ¹ + port ²

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Example Sentences

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aport

The next day saw us completing our passage of Grenville Channel and turning hard aport into Verney Passage, then to starboard into Ursula Channel for a stop at the hot springs opposite Gribbell Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I therefore put my helm hard aport and the two ships met and rammed each other, port bow to port bow."

From Sea Warfare by Rudyard Kipling

"Hard aport, sir—ship on the starboard tack—dead ahead," came the cry.

From The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Morgan Robertson

The Vanguard watch reported a sail ahead, and the helm was put hard aport to prevent running it down.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper

I ran the match along close to the ceiling and came upon a rusty hook a little aport of the center.

From The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien

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