superport

American  

[soo-per-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsu pərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of superport

First recorded in 1965–70; super- + port ¹

Example Sentences

Mr. Beck first visited Palau, about 600 miles east of the Philippines, in 1976, on what he remembered as a “boondoggle” to study the potential environmental impact on coral reefs of a proposed petroleum superport.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2016

New York was America’s superport, with its central location, deep, protected harbor, and river access far into the hinterland.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2011

In New Jersey, the state's two Senators angrily oppose the superport projects, and Governor William T. Cahill bluntly calls them "unacceptable."

From Time Magazine Archive

New York's proposed superport in Morris County, N.J., is being blocked by protests.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Nixon Administration would like private industry to build some kind of "superport" in federally controlled waters beyond the states' three-mile jurisdiction.

From Time Magazine Archive