port of call
noun
a port visited briefly by a ship, usually to take on or discharge passengers and cargo or to undergo repairs.
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Origin of port of call
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby port of call
Pôrto Alegre, portobello, Portobelo, portobilioarterial, portoenterostomy, port of call, port of entry, Portofino, Port-of-Spain, portogram, portography
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Example sentences from the Web for port of call
That was a new port to me, and it wasn't a port-of-call at all till the English took it.
The Belted Seas|Arthur ColtonDespite her wealth Eloise was no different from the port-of-call girls.
The Lani People|J. F. Bone
British Dictionary definitions for port of call
port of call
noun
any port where a ship stops, excluding its home port
any place visited on a traveller's itinerary
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