port

port
port [ pɔrt ] noun ***
1. ) count or uncount an area of water where ships stop, including the buildings around it. A harbor is the same thing but smaller and is intended for smaller boats:
in port: We'll have to spend 10 days in port for repairs.
At dusk they docked at the port of Monaco.
a ) a city where there is a port:
New York is the busiest port on the East Coast.
2. ) count a part of a computer that you fit a CABLE into so that you can connect another piece of equipment to it:
the printer port
3. ) uncount a strong sweet wine that people sometimes drink at the end of a meal
4. ) uncount the side of a ship or airplane that is on your left when you are looking forward. The part that is on your right is starboard.
any port in a storm SPOKEN
used for saying that you will accept any help or take any opportunity if you are in a bad situation
=> PORT OF CALL, PORT OF ENTRY

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Port FM — is a local radio station based in Timaru, New Zealand broadcasting throughout South Canterbury and the MacKenzie Country. It also operates stations in Ashburton and Oamaru (see below) know as Port FM Local .Port FM is one of a few independent… …   Wikipedia

  • PORT.hu — is part of a Central European cultural project as a Hungarian cultural programme provider portal. It regularly collects, edits and translates television, cinema, theatre, festival, exhibition, sport and concert programme information as well as… …   Wikipedia

  • Port — Port, n. [AS. port, L. portus: cf. F. port. See {Farm}, v., {Ford}, and 1st, 3d, & 4h {Port}.] 1. A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively. [1913 Webster] Peering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS. porte, fr. L. porta. See {Port} a harbor, and cf. {Porte}.] 1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Him I accuse The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, n. [F. port, fr. porter to carry, L. portare, prob. akin to E. fare, v. See {Port} harbor, and cf. {Comport}, {Export}, {Sport}.] The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Porting}.] [F. porter, L. portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To carry; to bear; to transport. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They are easily ported by boat into other shires. Fuller. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, n. [From Oporto, in Portugal, i. e., ? porto the port, L. portus. See {Port} harbor.] A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, n. [Etymology uncertain.] (Naut.) The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See {Note} under {Larboard}. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Port — Port, v. t. (Naut.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • PORT — s. m. Lieu sur une côte, où la mer, s enfonçant dans les terres, offre aux bâtiments un abri contre les vents et les tempêtes. Port de mer. Petit port. Grand port. Bon port. Il y a des ports naturels et des ports artificiels. Il y a deux forts… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • Port — This article is about a facility for the loading and unloading of ships. For other uses, see Port (disambiguation). Seaport, a 17th Century depiction by Claude Lorrain, 1638 …   Wikipedia

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