seaport
Americannoun
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seaports
plural
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a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
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a town or city at such a place.
noun
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a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels
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a town or city located at such a place
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Origin of seaport
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The new measures stipulate that drones may only enter through customs points at Bogota's international airport and the northern seaport of Cartagena.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
A new seaport and airport would be built near the Egyptian border, and there would a "trilateral crossing" where the Egyptian and Israeli borders converge.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Kenanga maintains a neutral rating on Malaysia’s seaport and logistics sector, with Westports as its top pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
The BBC, too, had announced that the imminent fall of Port Harcourt was the fall of Biafra; Biafra would lose its viable seaport, its airport, its control of oil.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This destruction and the blockage of seaports are likely to reduce national GDP by 1.5 points, he added, with some Western experts calling the situation "catastrophic."
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
There have been a series of unauthorised drone flights in Germany in recent months over sensitive sites including military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Rather, the fuel — overwhelmingly purchased legally in the United States — arrives at seaports and border crossings via ships, trains and trucks, part of the daily deluge of imported hydrocarbons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Few businesses are more old-world than seaports, but cargo handling has gone digital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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