seaport
noun
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
seaports
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pluralof seaport.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thieves have targeted seaports, train yards and other “chokepoints” along the domestic supply chain where shipments of electronics, clothing and other high-value items are held.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
"Vietnam welcomes South Korean companies to make new investments and expand existing projects, with a focus on the development of infrastructure, smart cities, semiconductors, AI data centres, nuclear power, smart seaports," the Vietnamese leader said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
The objective was to break through the German lines, advance to the Belgian coast, and capture the seaports used by German U-boats as their forward bases.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
