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seaport

[see-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsiˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /


NOUN
port of call
Synonyms


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The seaport was bustling, the food exquisite, the Moldovan wine plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But it is also the site of is Canada's only Arctic deep-water seaport, meaning it has the potential to accommodate ultra-large container vessels, oil tankers and LNG ships.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Dubai's airport and seaport account for about 60 percent of the emirate's revenues, official estimates show.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

The BBC, too, had announced that the imminent fall of Port Harcourt was the fall of Biafra; Biafra would lose its viable seaport, its airport, its control of oil.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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