poort
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of poort
C19: from Afrikaans, from Dutch: gateway; see port 4
Example Sentences
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Komati poort, which is 53 miles from Delagoa Bay.
From Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked by Thomas, C. H.
No doubt he had heard us then as we walked past, and had winded us later on when we got ahead of him into the poort.
From Jock of the Bushveld by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
Outside the walls of the town, not far from the Morsch poort, or gate, the surface of the broad moat which surrounded them presented a sight as gay as it was charming.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider
Afterwards, however, one of my voor-loopers reported that he had seen two waggons yesterday afternoon trekking through the poort about five miles to the north there.
From The Ghost Kings by Haggard, Henry Rider
By the time the rocks which marked the entrance to the poort came into view it was already night.
From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Mitford, Bertram
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