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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Kenanga has a neutral rating on Malaysia’s seaport and logistics sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
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
Not long after Ona arrived in Portsmouth, she was walking through the bustling seaport and shipbuilding center.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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
Abetting the scams is a vast network of tankers, rail lines and trucks that transport refined fuel from borders and seaports to Mexican gas stations.
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
During the conflict, the Nigerian government also blocked food from entering Biafra - cutting the region's access to seaports, airfields and foreign supplies.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
By attacking along the Somme, the Germans expected to draw British reserves down from the north, where a second German attack would drive toward the English Channel seaports so crucial to British supply lines.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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