superport

[ soo-per-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈsu pərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

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noun

a deepwater port, often one built offshore, capable of accommodating very large ships, especially supertankers of 100,000 tons or more.

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Origin of superport

First recorded in 1965–70; super- + port¹

Reporters are no longer invited to helicopter out to the future site of his superport.
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