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seaport

American  
[see-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsiˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

  • seaports
    plural
  1. a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.

  2. a town or city at such a place.


seaport British  
/ ˈsiːˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels

  2. a town or city located at such a place

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of seaport

First recorded in 1590–1600; sea + port 1

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Kenanga has a neutral rating on Malaysia’s seaport and logistics sector.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

In the last days of Scotland's epic bid for automatic World Cup qualification things seemed to take a potentially fatal twist in Piraeus, the main seaport of Athens.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

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

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

Alexandria was the greatest seaport on the planet.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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 has been a series of unauthorised drone flights in recent months over sensitive sites in Germany including military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Earlier this year, Somalia — whose seaports, airports and military bases have been used for Emirati materiel transfers, investigators say — severed bilateral agreements with the UAE.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

During the meeting, they discussed plans for information sharing and operational coordination at airports and seaports, Noboa's office said in a statement.

From Barron's Mar. 2, 2026

The land was useless for agriculture but had four plausible seaports and huge underground deposits of prehistoric guano, which Chilean companies mined and shipped to Europe for fertilizer.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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