seaport

[ see-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈsiˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

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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.

Words nearby seaport

seanad éireann, seance, seaperch, seapiece, seaplane, seaport, seaq, seaquake, sear, search, search dog

Origin of seaport

First recorded in 1590–1600; sea + port¹

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Examples from the Web for seaport

A low English phaeton was drawn up before the door of the post office of a French seaport town.
Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, Issue 2, February, 1864|Various
The seat of government was Paphos, though Salamis, the seaport, was the largest and most important town.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
Susy Lizzie, by this time in a state of extreme excitement and perfect good temper, set to work again at the seaport messages.
The Search Party|G. A. Birmingham
Zara is a seaport of Austria-Hungary and is the capital of Dalmatia.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various

Then she stole away in the night, and came to the seaport, and harboured her at the house of a poor woman on the seashore.
Aucassin and Nicolette|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for seaport

seaport

/ (ˈsiːˌpɔːt) /

noun

a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels

a town or city located at such a place

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seaport

noun

Words related to seaport

Words nearby seaport

Origin of seaport

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British Dictionary definitions for seaport

noun