seaport

[see-pawrt, -pohrt]

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noun

a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.

a town or city at such a place.

Origin of seaport

First recorded in 1590–1600; sea + port¹

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Related Words for seaport

harbor, wharf, seaport, sanctuary, shelter, anchorage, landing, refuge, gate, retreat, haven, roadstead, dockyard, harborage, boatyard, dockage, port

Examples from the Web for seaport

Historical Examples of seaport

It was within two hundred years that it became a seaport of any note.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
It was not a pleasure trip nor yet a hurried "seaport trip."
Where Half The World Is Waking Up
Clarence Poe
Sailors out of work thronged the streets of the seaport towns.
The Naval History of the United States
Willis J. Abbot.
I have no experience and I have no seaport, but all aboard for the voyage of a lifetime!
The Wedding Ring
T. De Witt Talmage
In this company any of the seaport traders could buy shares.
Canada: the Empire of the North
Agnes C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for seaport

seaport

noun

a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels

a town or city located at such a place

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Word Origin and History for seaport

1590s, from sea + port (n.1).