port
port
pɔrt
pawrt
/pɔːt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "port"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ

a city or town that has a harbor where ships can be loaded or unloaded
port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They moved to a port city known for its seafood markets.
02

the left-hand side of a ship or aircraft as seen by someone facing forward toward the bow or nose

port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stood on the port side to watch the sunrise.
03

āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ

a type of dark-red wine with a sweet taste, originated in Portugal
port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They enjoyed a bottle of aged port with cheese and crackers after dinner.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĒāύāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞ āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏ⧀ āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāχāύ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

a socket on a computer or other electronic device used to connect external devices such as a mouse, keyboard, etc.
port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The laptop 's HDMI port allows you to connect it to a monitor.
āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻĒ⧇āϰ HDMI āĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāύāĻŋāϟāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ

a place of shelter for ships
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The port provided a vital refuge for the small boats caught in the rough seas.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϛ⧋āϟ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

an opening in a wall, vehicle, or vessel for firing or passing objects through

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Soldiers used the port to shoot from cover.
01

to steer or move a ship to its left side

to port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ship ported slowly around the harbor.
02

to adapt software to run on a different computer or operating system

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They spent months porting the game to mobile devices.
03

to consume port wine

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They ported lightly while enjoying conversation.
04

to carry or hold something diagonally across the body with both hands, often referring to weapons

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The guards ported their weapons during the ceremony.
05

to transport or convey something from one place to another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The waiter ported the dishes to the table.
06

to arrive at or dock at a port

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cruise liner ported in Barcelona.
07

to bring a ship or cargo to a port

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain ported the ship for unloading.
01

positioned on the left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward

port definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Crew members secured the port lifeboats.

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