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home port
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home port also home·port (hmpôrt, -prt)
n.
1. The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.
2. The port from which a merchant vessel primarily operates, regardless of its registry.
tr.v. home·port·ed, home·port·ing, home·ports
To base (a ship) permanently in a given port.
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Noun1.home porthome port - the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered
port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country


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