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View synonyms for home port

home port

noun

  1. the port where a ship is registered.

  2. the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of home port1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

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In 1919, Long Beach became the home port for the nation’s Pacific fleet of battleships, and in time, more ships followed.

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Navy operations, building ships through World War II, and making Long Beach a sailors’ town, the home port for the Pacific Fleet.

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The Germans withdrew to their home ports, where they remained, largely inactive, until the war ended.

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HMS Trent left its home port of Gibraltar in early December for Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony.

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HMS Trent left its home port of Gibraltar in early December and is currently alongside in Bridgetown, Barbados for Christmas.

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