port authority

American  

noun

1. a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.

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Example Sentences

Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unknown.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

In 2016 it also took over the Piraeus port authority -- and the third remaining container terminal -- until 2052.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

She quietly moves through her workday in the drab offices of a local port authority, goes home, microwaves a meal and eats it standing alone in her dim kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

At the port authority, Outlaw will be the deputy chief security officer.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

At twelve, all hands were mustered amidships and numbered by the port authority, and one was missing.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund