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seaport

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


NOUN
port of call
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The seaport was bustling, the food exquisite, the Moldovan wine plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

The new measures stipulate that drones may only enter through customs points at Bogota's international airport and the northern seaport of Cartagena.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

A new seaport and airport would be built near the Egyptian border, and there would a "trilateral crossing" where the Egyptian and Israeli borders converge.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026

China’s options would be limited by another priority: seizing a seaport or airport—ideally both—to bring follow-on forces and bulky supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

It was crawling with huge vessels, each making its own migration to the next seaport.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

The country’s airports, seaports and power plants “have prepared for wartime conditions,” installing shelters and backup supplies to continue operating in a crisis, Brig.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

There have been a series of unauthorised drone flights in Germany in recent months over sensitive sites including military bases, airports, energy terminals, seaports and logistics companies.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Few businesses are more old-world than seaports, but cargo handling has gone digital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

Merchants and farmers interviewed in Obeid said the bulk of stolen gum is being taken to Chad, sold at bargain prices, then re-exported through seaports such as Douala in Cameroon.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

The objective was to break through the German lines, advance to the Belgian coast, and capture the seaports used by German U-boats as their forward bases.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman


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