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UK
/pˈɔːt/
]
[ US /ˈpɔɹt/ ]
[ US /ˈpɔɹt/ ]
VERB
-
turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
The big ship was slowly porting -
carry, bear, convey, or bring
The small canoe could be ported easily -
drink port
We were porting all in the club after dinner -
carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons
port a rifle -
bring to port
the captain ported the ship at night -
land at or reach a port
The ship finally ported -
put or turn on the left side, of a ship
port the helm - modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
NOUN
- the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose
- (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
- a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
- an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
- sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
ADJECTIVE
- located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
How To Use port In A Sentence
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
- Chlorophyll is only one of several pigments found in plants, but it is by far the most important.
- A lot of schools don't really encourage team sports .
- Leaked Reports Detail Iran's Aid for Iraqi Militias," blared the headline on afront page story inThe New York Times, which went on to report on several incidents recounted in WikiLeaks documents that journalist Michael Gordon called "the shadow war between the United States and Iraqi militias backed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Ali Gharib: What Did WikiLeaks Really Tell Us About Iran?
- An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
- Petanque may be the only sport inspired by a disability - that of Jules LeNoir, who in 1910 was a dedicated player of boules, a French game much like bocce ball.
- 8. The reporters all want Obama to make the sort of inaccurate, snide, snipy comments that the Clintons are now firing off daily. Archive 2008-03-01
- The Temple to the Hebrew God YHVH, built by King David, was destroyed and much of the Jewish population (Jew comes from the word Judah, one of the 12 tribes) were deported to Babylon, known to Jews as the Babylonian captivity. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
