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port¹ (pôrt, p

rt)

1. Abbr. Pt.

a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.

b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.

c. The waterfront district of a city.

2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.

3. A port of entry.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin portus; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

port² (pôrt, p

rt)

The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.

adj.

Of, relating to, or on the port.

tr. & intr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports

To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side: port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.

[Probably from port side, from port.]

port³ (pôrt, p

rt)

1. Nautical

a. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.

b. A porthole.

c. Archaic A cover for a porthole.

2. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.

3. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.

a. An entrance to or exit from a data network.

b. A connection point for a peripheral device.

5. Scots A gateway or portal, as to a town.

tr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports

Computer Science To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.

[Middle English, gate, porthole, from Old French porte, gate, from Latin porta; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

port⁴ also Port (pôrt, p

rt)

A rich sweet fortified wine.

[After Oporto.]

port⁵ (pôrt, p

rt)

tr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports

To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.

1. The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.

2. The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.

[French porter, to carry, from Old French, from Latin portre; see per-² in Indo-European roots. N., Middle English porte, from Old French port, from porter, to carry.]

port¹

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships

2. (Law) See port of entry

[Old English, from Latin portus harbour, port]

port²

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called (formerly) larboard

a. the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow

b. (as modifier) the port bow Compare starboard [1]

(Transport / Nautical Terms) to turn or be turned towards the port

[origin uncertain]

port³

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a sweet fortified dessert wine

[after Oporto, Portugal, from where it came originally]

port⁴

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical

a. an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds

b. See porthole [1]

2. (Military / Fortifications) a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc., for firing through

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc.

4. (Electronics) Electronics a logic circuit for the input and ouput of data

5. Chiefly Scot a gate or portal in a town or fortress

[Old English, from Latin porta gate]

port⁵ Military

(Military) (tr) to carry (a rifle, etc.) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder

(Military) this position

[from Old French, from porter to carry, from Latin portāre]

port⁶

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (tr) Computing to change (programs) from one system to another

[probably from port⁴]

port⁷

Austral (esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case

[shortened from portmanteau]

port (pôrt)

1. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.

2. A place where data can pass into or out of a central processing unit, computer, or peripheral. With central processing units, a port is a fixed set of connections for incoming and outgoing data or instructions. With computers and peripherals, a port is generally a socket into which a connector can be plugged.

Port a train or retinue of servants.

Examples: port of nobility, 1570; of pensioners, 1621; of stately phrases and pithy precepts, 1570; of servants.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth entrepot, transshipment center - a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC" free port - a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels home port - the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered outport - a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade) point of entry, port of entry - a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise harbor, harbour, seaport, haven - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo treaty port - a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
	2.	port - sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal port wine fortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
	3.	port - an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through embrasure, porthole opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
	4.	port - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose larboard side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
	5.	port - (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) interface computer circuit - a circuit that is part of a computer parallel interface, parallel port - an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously serial port - an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time SCSI, small computer system interface - interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Verb	1.	port - put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm" turn - cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
	2.	port - bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" port - land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
	3.	port - land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" port - bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
	4.	port - turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	5.	port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
	6.	port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
	7.	port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
	8.	port - modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Adj.	1.	port - located on the left side of a ship or aircraft larboard left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

port

noun harbour, haven, anchorage, seaport, roadstead an attractive little fishing port

Proverbs
"Any port in a storm"

Ports

Major ports of the world Abidjan, Accra, Aden, Alexandria, Algiers, Alicante, Amsterdam, Anchorage, Antwerp, Apia, Aqaba, Archangel, Ashdod, Auckland, Baku, Baltimore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Basra, Bathurst, Batum, Beira, Beirut, Belize, Benghazi, Bergen, Bilbao, Bissau, Bombay, Bordeaux, Boston, Boulogne, Bridgetown, Brindisi, Brisbane, Bristol, Buenaventura, Buenos Aires, Cádiz, Cagliari, Calais, Calcutta, Callao, Cannes, Canton, Cape Town, Cap-Haitien, Casablanca, Catania, Cebu, Charleston, Cherbourg, Chicago, Chittagong, Colombo, Colón, Conakry, Copenhagen, Corinth, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Darwin, Dieppe, Djibouti, Dubrovnik, Duluth, Dunedin, Dunkerque, Durban, East London, Eilat or Elat, Esbjerg, Europoort, Fray Bentos, Freetown, Fremantle, Gdańsk, Genoa, Georgetown, Gijón, Göteborg or Gothenburg, Guayaquil, Haifa, Halifax, Hamburg, Hamilton, Havana, Helsinki, Hobart, Ho Chi Minh City, Honolulu, Hook of Holland, Inchon, Istanbul, Izmir, Jacksonville, Jaffa, Jidda or Jedda, Juneau, Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiung, Karachi, Kawasaki, Keflavik, Kiel, Kingston, Kobe, Kowloon, Kuwait, La Coruña, Lagos, La Guaira, Las Palmas, Launceston, Le Havre, Limassol, Lisbon, Liverpool, Livorno, Lomé, London, Los Angeles, Luanda, Lübeck, Macao, Madras, Malmo, Manama, Manaus, Manila, Maputo, Mar del Plata, Marseille, Melbourne, Mobile, Mogadiscio or Mogadishu, Mombasa, Monrovia, Montego Bay, Montevideo, Montreal, Murmansk, Muscat, Nagasaki, Naples, Nassau, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Odense, Odessa, Oporto, Osaka, Oslo, Ostend, Phnom Penh, Piraeus, Port Adelaide, Port au Prince, Port Elizabeth, Portland, Port Louis, Port Moresby, Port Said, Portsmouth, Port Sudan, Punta Arenas, Pusan, Recife, Reykjavik, Riga, Rimini, Rio de Janeiro, Rostock, Rotterdam, Saint Petersburg, Salvador, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, San Sebastian, Santander, Santo Domingo, Santos, Savannah, Seattle, Sevastopol, Seville, Shanghai, Singapore, Southampton, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Suez, Suva, Sydney, Szczecin, Takoradi, Tallinn or Tallin, Tampa, Tandjungpriok, Tangier, Tokyo, Townsville, Trieste, Tripoli, Trondheim, Tunis, Turku, Tyre, Valencia, Valparaíso, Vancouver, Venice, Veracruz, Vigo, Vishakhapatnam, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Walvis Bay, Wellington, Yangon, Yokohama, Zeebrugge

Main British and Irish ports Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Barry, Belfast, Birkenhead, Bristol, Caernarfon, Cardiff, Cóbh, Cork, Dover, Dundee, Dún Laoghaire, Ellesmere Port, Fishguard, Fleetwood, Folkestone, Galway, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Gravesend, Great Yarmouth, Greenock, Grimsby, Harwich, Holyhead, Hull, Immingham, Kirkcaldy, Larne, Leith, Lerwick, Limerick, Liverpool, London, Londonderry or Derry, Lowestoft, Milford Haven, Morecambe, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newhaven, Newport, Newry, Oban, Penzance, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Port Talbot, Ramsgate, Rosslare, Scarborough, Sheerness, Sligo, Southampton, South Shields, Stornoway, Stranraer, Sunderland, Swansea, Tynemouth, Waterford, Wexford, Weymouth, Whitby, Wicklow

Translations

port¹ [pɔːt]

A. N

1. (= harbour) → puerto m
to come or put into port → tomar puerto
to leave port → hacerse a la mar, zarpar
port of call → puerto m de escala
his next port of call was the chemist's (fig) → luego fue a la farmacia
where is your next port of call? (fig) → ¿adónde va ahora?
port of entry → puerto m de entrada
any port in a storm → la necesidad carece de ley

2. (= city or town with a port) → puerto m

B. CPD → portuario
port authority N → autoridad f portuaria
port dues NPL → derechos mpl de puerto
port facilities NPL → facilidades fpl portuarias

port² [pɔːt] (Naut, Aer)

A. N (also port side) → babor m
the sea to port → la mar a babor
land to port! → ¡tierra a babor!

B. ADJ → de babor
on the port side → a babor

C. VT to port the helm → poner el timón a babor, virar a babor

port³ [pɔːt] N

1. (Naut) (= porthole) → portilla f

2. (Comput) → puerta f, puerto m, port m

3. (Mech) → lumbrera f

4. (Mil) (archaic) → tronera f

port⁴ [pɔːt] N (= wine) → oporto m

port [ˈpɔː^rt]

(= harbour) → port m

(= harbour town) → port m

(= left side of ship) → bâbord m
to port (= leftwards) → à bâbord

(= wine) → porto m
a glass of port → un verre de porto

→ port m, accès m

modif

[area] → portuaire

port side [ship] → bâbord m
on her port side → à bâbord
port bow → bâbord m avant port authority

port¹

(= harbour) → Hafen m; naval port → Kriegshafen m; to come/put into port → in den Hafen einlaufen; port of call → Hafen m, → Halt m; to make port → den/einen Hafen anlaufen; port authority → Hafenamt nt, → Hafenbehörde f; port dues → Hafengelder pl; any port in a storm (prov) → in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen (Prov); the yen is the safest port in the current economic storm → der Yen ist in der gegenwärtigen Wirtschaftskrise der sicherste Hafen

(= city or town with a port) → Hafen m, → Hafenstadt f

port²

(Naut, Aviat: = porthole) → Bullauge nt

(Naut, for cargo) → (Lade)luke f

(Tech) → Durchlass m

(Comput) → Anschluss m, → Port m

port³

n (Naut, Aviat: = left side) → Backbord m; land to port! → Land an Backbord!

adj cabin, deck → auf der Backbordseite; port side → Backbordseite f; on the port bow → Backbord voraus

vt (Naut) to port the helm → nach Backbord drehen

port⁴

n (also port wine) → Portwein m

port⁵ (Mil)

n to hold the rifle at port → das Gewehr (schräg nach links) vor dem Körper halten

vt arms → schräg nach links vor dem Körper halten; port arms! → ˜ präsentiert das Gewehr!

port¹ [pɔːt] n (harbour) → porto; (town) → città f inv portuale
naval/fishing port → porto militare/per pescherecci
to come into port → entrare in porto
any port in a storm (fig) → in tempo di tempesta ogni buco è porto

port² [pɔːt]

1. n (Naut, Aer) (left side) → a babordo

2. adj (cabin) → di sinistra
on the port side → a babordo

port² [pɔːt]

1. n (Naut, Aer) (left side) → a babordo

2. adj (cabin) → di sinistra
on the port side → a babordo

port³ [pɔːt] n (wine) → porto

port⁴ [pɔːt] n (Naut) (access to hold) → portello (Comput) → porta

port¹

n port [poːt]

1 (usually withoutaorthe) a harbour The ship came into port; We reached port next morning. hawe ميناء пристанище přístav havn der Hafen λιμάνι puerto sadam بندرگاه satama port נָמָל पत्तन luka kikötő pelabuhan höfn porto 港 항구 uostas osta pelabuhan haven havn port porto port порт, гавань prístav pristanišče luka hamn ท่าเรือ liman 港口 порт بندرگاہ bến cảng 港口

2 a town with a harbour the port of Hull. hawestad مَدينَة وميناء пристанищен град přístavní město havneby die Hafenstadt λιμάνι ciudad portuaria sadamalinn شهر بندری satamakaupunki port עִיר נָמָל बन्दरगाह, पतन grad s lukom kikötőváros bandar hafnarbær porto 港町 항구도시 uostamiestis ostas pilsēta bandar pelabuhan havenstad havneby miasto portowe, port porto oraş-port порт, портовый город prístavné mesto pristanišče lučki grad hamnstad เมืองที่มีท่าเรือ liman kenti 港口城市 порт بندرگاہ والا شہر thành phố cảng 港口城市

port²

n port [poːt]

the left side of a ship or aircraft The helmsman steered the ship to port; (also adjective ) the port wing. bakboord الجانِب الأيْسَر бакборт levá strana; levý bagbord; bagbords- das Backbord; Backbord-... αριστερή πλευρά πλοίου ή αεροσκάφους babor pakpoord سمت چپ paapuuri (de) bâbord; (de) gauche צַד שׂמֹאל बायां, वामापार्श्व, डाबा utovarni otvor (okrugli prozor na boku broda bal oldal(i) sisi kiri bakborði fianco sinistro 左舷 선박의 좌측(현) kairysis (bortas) (kuģa, lidmašīnas) kreisā puse, kreisais borts sebelah kiri bakboord babord lewa burta bombordo (de la) babord; (de) stânga левый борт ľavá strana; ľavý levi bok leva strana broda babord ทางกาบซ้าย iskele 左舷，左側 лівий борт جہاز کي بائيں جانب mạn trái, cánh trái 左舷，左侧

port³

n port [poːt]

a strong, dark-red, sweet wine originally from Portugal. port نَبيذ بُرتغالي حُلو غامِق портвайн portské (víno) portvin der Portwein πορτό (είδος κρασιού) vino de Oporto portvein شراب قرمز و شیرین portviini porto יַין פּוֹרט मोखा, पोत द्वार crno portugalsko vino,oporto (o)portói bor anggur (minuman) portvín porto ポートワイン 포트 와인 portveinas portvīns sejenis wain port portvin porto vinho do Porto vin de Porto портвейн portské (víno) portovec porto portvin เหล้าองุ่นแดง porto şarabı (指葡萄牙產的)葡萄酒 портвейн پرتگال کا ايک تيز شراب rượu van đỏ Bồ Đào Nha （指葡萄牙产的）葡萄酒

port → مَنفَذ, منفذ جوي أو بحري portské, přístav havn, portvin Hafen, Portwein λιμάνι, πορτό oporto, puerto portviini, satama port, porto luka, port porto ポートワイン, 港 좌현, 포트 와인 haven, port havneby, portvin port porto, vinho do porto порт, портвейн hamn, portvin เหล้าองุ่นแดง, ท่าเรือ liman, porto şarabı cảng, rượu vang ngọt 波尔图葡萄酒, 港口

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