home port
Americannoun
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the port where a ship is registered.
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the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered.
Etymology
Origin of home port
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Fishermen carry fish from their boats to Playita Mia in Manta, which was the home port of two ships that sank in March.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
The ARA San Juan went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
The Truxtun left its home port of Norfolk, Va., on Feb. 6 to begin its scheduled deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Its home port stated as the southern Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026
“But I thank you. Any port in a storm, they say, but I take home port if I got a choice.”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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