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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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
Its home port stated as the southern Russian city of Sochi on the Black Sea.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Then it went back to its home port and reloaded for its third and final voyage of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Navy operations, building ships through World War II, and making Long Beach a sailors’ town, the home port for the Pacific Fleet.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025
So he said: “Nestor, pride of Akhaians, Neleus’ son, you ask where we are from, and I can tell you: our home port is under Mount Neion, Ithaka.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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