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port

[pawrt, pohrt] / pɔrt, poʊrt /
NOUN
place for boat docking, traffic, and storage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
harbor seaport wharf
STRONG
anchorage boatyard dockage docks dockyard gate harborage haven landing piers refuge retreat roads roadstead sanctuary shelter

Example Sentences

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This is particularly likely in the container segment, where trans-shipment via Dubai’s Jebel Ali port has proven popular in recent years and driven rapid growth in shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Even if a firmer truce were to take hold, shipping companies and port operators would need to see safer conditions in order to transit the strait and re-enter the region.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"Operations in Khalifa Bin Salman Port will be temporarily suspended from early April 8," APM Terminals Bahrain, which operates the port, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Moeller-Maersk after Panama seized its port assets, following a court voiding its port contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Suddenly, Endurance rolled over onto the port side, and everything that wasn’t nailed down slid, slithered, and crashed against the bulwark.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong