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port1

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–noun

1.	a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.

2.	a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.

3.	Also called port of entry. Law. any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods.

4.	a geographical area that forms a harbor: the largest port on the eastern seaboard.

5.	Informal. an airport.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE < L portus harbor, haven; akin to ford

]

—Related forms

portless, adjective

—Synonyms 2. anchorage. See harbor.

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port2

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–noun

1.	the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.

–adjective

2.	pertaining to or designating port.

3.	located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.

–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

4.	to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.

[Origin: 1570–80; special use of port⁴

]

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port3

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–noun

any of a class of very sweet wines, mostly dark-red, originally from Portugal.

[Origin: 1695–95; earlier Oporto, (Port) O Port < Pg Oporto Oporto, the main port of shipment for the wines of Portugal

]

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–noun

1.	an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo. Compare porthole (def. 1).

2.	Machinery. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc.

3.	a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed.

4.	Computers. a data connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached.

5.	the raised center portion on a bit for horses.

6.	Chiefly Scot. a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress.

–verb (used with object)

7.	Computers. to create a new version of (an application program) to run on a different hardware platform (sometimes fol. by over).

[Origin: bef. 950; ME, OE < L porta gate; akin to portus port¹

]

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–verb (used with object)

1.	Military. to carry (a rifle or other weapon) with both hands, in a slanting direction across the front of the body, with the barrel or like part near the left shoulder.

–noun

2.	Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.

3.	Archaic. manner of bearing oneself; carriage or deportment.

[Origin: 1560–70; < F porter < L portāre to carry; see fare

]

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Port.

Portugal.

2.	Portuguese.

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n.

Abbr. Pt.
1. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
2. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
3. The waterfront district of a city.
A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
A port of entry.

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

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n.   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 port¹.]

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n.

Nautical
1. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
2. A porthole.
3. Archaic A cover for a porthole.
4. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
5. A connection point for a peripheral device.
An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
1. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
2. A connection point for a peripheral device.
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.]

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port⁴ also Port Audio Help (pôrt, pōrt) Pronunciation Key
n. A rich sweet fortified wine.

[After Oporto.]

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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.

n.

The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.

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

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port (1)

"harbor," O.E. port "harbor, haven," reinforced by O.Fr. port, both O.E. and O.Fr. from L. portus "port, harbor," originally "entrance, passage," from PIE *prtu- "a going, a passage," from base *per- "to lead, pass over" (cf. Skt. parayati "carries over;" Gk. poros "journey, passage;" L. porta "gate," portare "passage;" Avestan peretush "passage, ford, bridge;" Armenian hordan "go forward;" Welsh rhyd "ford;" O.C.S. pariti "fly;" O.E. faran "to go, journey," O.N. fjörðr "inlet, estuary"). Meaning "left side of a ship" is attested from 1543, from notion of "the side facing the harbor" (when a ship is docked). It replaced larboard in common usage to avoid confusion with starboard (q.v.); officially so by Admiralty order of 1844 and U.S. Navy Department notice of 1846. Fig. sense "place of refuge" is attested from 1426; phrase any port in a storm first recorded 1749.

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port (2)

"gateway," O.E., from O.Fr. porte "gate, entrance," from L. porta "gate, door," from PIE base *per- (see port (1)). Specific meaning "porthole, opening in the side of a ship" is attested from 1243.

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port (3)

"bearing, mien," c.1369, from O.Fr. port, from porter "to carry," from L. portare (see port (1)).

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port (4)

"sweet dark-red wine," 1691, shortened from Oporto, city in northwest Portugal from which the wine was originally shipped, from O Porto "the port."

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port
adjective
1.	located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
noun
1.	a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
2.	sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
3.	an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
4.	the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard] [ant: starboard]
5.	(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) [syn: interface]
verb
1.	put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm"
2.	bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night"
3.	land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported"
4.	turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting"
5.	carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily"
6.	carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle"
7.	drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
8.	modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform

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port

see any port in a storm.

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port1 [poːt] noun

(usually without a or the) a harbour
Example: The ship came into port; We reached port next morning.

Arabic:	ميناء
Chinese (Simplified):	港口
Chinese (Traditional):	港口
Czech:	přístav
Danish:	havn
Dutch:	haven
Estonian:	sadam
Finnish:	satama
French:	port
German:	der Hafen
Greek:	λιμάνι
Hungarian:	kikötő
Icelandic:	höfn
Indonesian:	pelabuhan
Japanese:	港

Korean:	항구
Latvian:	osta
Lithuanian:	uostas
Norwegian:	havn
Polish:	port
Portuguese (Brazil):	porto
Portuguese (Portugal):	porto
Romanian:	port
Russian:	порт, гавань
Slovak:	prístav
Slovenian:	pristanišče
Spanish:	puerto
Swedish:	hamn
Turkish:	liman

port2 [poːt] noun

a town with a harbour
Example: the port of Hull

Arabic:	مَدينَة وميناء
Chinese (Simplified):	港口城市
Chinese (Traditional):	港口城市
Czech:	přístavní město
Danish:	havneby
Dutch:	havenstad
Estonian:	sadamalinn
Finnish:	satamakaupunki
French:	port
German:	die Hafenstadt
Greek:	λιμάνι
Hungarian:	kikötőváros
Icelandic:	hafnarbær
Indonesian:	bandar
Japanese:	港町

Korean:	항도
Latvian:	ostas pilsēta
Lithuanian:	uostamiestis
Norwegian:	havneby
Polish:	miasto portowe, port
Portuguese (Brazil):	porto
Portuguese (Portugal):	porto
Romanian:	oraş-port
Russian:	порт, портовый город
Slovak:	prístavné mesto
Slovenian:	pristanišče
Spanish:	ciudad portuaria
Swedish:	hamnstad
Turkish:	liman kenti

port [poːt] noun

the left side of a ship or aircraft
Example: The helmsman steered the ship to port; (also adjective) the port wing

Arabic:	الجانِب الأيْسَر
Chinese (Simplified):	左舷，左侧
Chinese (Traditional):	左舷，左側
Czech:	levá strana; levý
Danish:	bagbord; bagbords-
Dutch:	bakboord
Estonian:	pakpoord
Finnish:	paapuuri
French:	(de) bâbord; (de) gauche
German:	das Backbord; Backbord-…
Greek:	αριστερή πλευρά πλοίου ή αεροσκάφους
Hungarian:	bal oldal(i)
Icelandic:	bakborði
Indonesian:	sisi kiri

Japanese:	左舷
Korean:	좌현(左舷)(의)
Latvian:	(kuģa, lidmašīnas) kreisā puse, kreisais borts
Lithuanian:	kairysis (bortas)
Norwegian:	babord
Polish:	lewa burta
Portuguese (Brazil):	bombordo
Portuguese (Portugal):	bombordo
Romanian:	(de la) babord; (de) stânga
Russian:	левый борт
Slovak:	ľavá strana; ľavý
Slovenian:	levi bok
Swedish:	babord
Turkish:	iskele

port [poːt] noun

a strong, dark-red, sweet wine originally from Portugal

Arabic:	نَبيذ بُرتغالي حُلو غامِق
Chinese (Simplified):	（指葡萄牙产的）葡萄酒
Chinese (Traditional):	(指葡萄牙產的)葡萄酒
Czech:	portské (víno)
Danish:	portvin
Dutch:	port
Estonian:	portvein
Finnish:	portviini
French:	porto
German:	der Portwein
Greek:	πορτό (είδος κρασιού)
Hungarian:	(o)portói bor
Icelandic:	portvín
Indonesian:	anggur (minuman)

Japanese:	ポートワイン
Latvian:	portvīns
Lithuanian:	portveinas
Norwegian:	portvin
Polish:	porto
Portuguese (Brazil):	vinho do Porto
Portuguese (Portugal):	vinho do Porto
Romanian:	vin de Porto
Russian:	портвейн
Slovak:	portské (víno)
Slovenian:	portovec
Swedish:	portvin
Turkish:	porto şarabı

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

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1. A logical channel or channel endpoint in a communications system. The Transmission Control Protocol and User Datagram Protocol transport layer protocols used on Ethernet use port numbers to distinguish between (demultiplex) different logical channels on the same network interface on a computer.
Each application program has a unique port number associated with it, defined in /etc/services or the Network Information Service "services" database. Some protocols, e.g. telnet and HTTP (which is actually a special form of telnet) have default ports specified as above but can use other ports as well.
Some port numbers are defined in RFC 3232 (which replaces RFC 1700). Ports are now divided into: "Well Known" or "Privileged", and "Ephemeral" or "Unprivileged" (comprising "Registered", "Dynamic", "Private").
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2. To translate or modify software to run on a different platform, or the results of doing so. The portability of the software determines how easy it is to port.
3. An imperative language descended from Zed from Waterloo Microsystems (now Hayes Canada) ca. 1979.
["Port Language" document in the Waterloo Port Development System].
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Port Orange, FL (city, FIPS 58575) Location: 29.10955 N, 81.00599 W
Population (1990): 35317 (17019 housing units)
Area: 52.1 sq km (land), 5.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32124, 32127

Port Orford, OR (city, FIPS 59250) Location: 42.74989 N, 124.49555 W
Population (1990): 1025 (529 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97465

Port Republic, VA Zip code(s): 24471

Port Richey, FL (city, FIPS 58600) Location: 28.27541 N, 82.72860 W
Population (1990): 2523 (1607 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34668

Port Isabel, TX (city, FIPS 58892) Location: 26.07476 N, 97.22015 W
Population (1990): 4467 (1720 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78578

Port Huron, MI (city, FIPS 65820) Location: 42.99372 N, 82.43363 W
Population (1990): 33694 (14026 housing units)
Area: 20.7 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48060

Port Hueneme, CA (city, FIPS 58296) Location: 34.16209 N, 119.20343 W
Population (1990): 20319 (7481 housing units)
Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93041

Port Royal, PA (borough, FIPS 62304) Location: 40.53386 N, 77.39089 W
Population (1990): 836 (389 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17082

Port Henry, NY (village, FIPS 59333) Location: 44.04701 N, 73.46068 W
Population (1990): 1263 (604 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12974

Port Hadlock, WA Zip code(s): 98339

Port Graham, AK (CDP, FIPS 63280) Location: 59.34853 N, 151.83737 W
Population (1990): 166 (68 housing units)
Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99603

Port Gibson, MS (city, FIPS 59560) Location: 31.95511 N, 90.98344 W
Population (1990): 1810 (851 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39150

Port Ewen, NY (CDP, FIPS 59311) Location: 41.90624 N, 73.97890 W
Population (1990): 3444 (1464 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12466

Port Edwards, WI (village, FIPS 64175) Location: 44.34654 N, 89.84638 W
Population (1990): 1848 (689 housing units)
Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54469

Port Jefferson, NY (village, FIPS 59355) Location: 40.94761 N, 73.05900 W
Population (1990): 7455 (2908 housing units)
Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11777

Port Republic, NJ (city, FIPS 60600) Location: 39.53801 N, 74.48716 W
Population (1990): 992 (372 housing units)
Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08241

Port O Connor, TX Zip code(s): 77982

Port Norris, NJ (CDP, FIPS 60510) Location: 39.24796 N, 75.04111 W
Population (1990): 1701 (587 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08349

Port Neches, TX (city, FIPS 58940) Location: 29.97415 N, 93.94120 W
Population (1990): 12974 (5246 housing units)
Area: 23.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77651

Port Murray, NJ Zip code(s): 07865

Port Monmouth, NJ (CDP, FIPS 60360) Location: 40.43215 N, 74.10137 W
Population (1990): 3558 (1281 housing units)
Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07758

Port Matilda, PA (borough, FIPS 62280) Location: 40.79905 N, 78.05264 W
Population (1990): 669 (269 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16870

Port Mansfield, TX Zip code(s): 78598

Port Ludlow, WA Zip code(s): 98365

Port Reading, NJ (CDP, FIPS 60540) Location: 40.56460 N, 74.24700 W
Population (1990): 3977 (1358 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07064

Port Leyden, NY (village, FIPS 59454) Location: 43.58397 N, 75.34105 W
Population (1990): 723 (303 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13433

Port Lavaca, TX (city, FIPS 58916) Location: 28.61468 N, 96.62118 W
Population (1990): 10886 (4319 housing units)
Area: 16.6 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77979

Port Republic, MD Zip code(s): 20676

Port Jervis, NY (city, FIPS 59388) Location: 41.37783 N, 74.69129 W
Population (1990): 9060 (3870 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12771

Port Royal, SC (town, FIPS 58030) Location: 32.38290 N, 80.69328 W
Population (1990): 2985 (1277 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29935

Port Royal, VA (town, FIPS 63928) Location: 38.16967 N, 77.19106 W
Population (1990): 204 (96 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 22535

Port Allen, LA (city, FIPS 61790) Location: 30.45075 N, 91.20877 W
Population (1990): 6277 (2388 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70767

Port Alsworth, AK (CDP, FIPS 62620) Location: 60.20950 N, 154.30404 W
Population (1990): 55 (28 housing units)
Area: 54.5 sq km (land), 17.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99653

Port Heiden, AK (city, FIPS 63390) Location: 56.95511 N, 158.58778 W
Population (1990): 119 (61 housing units)
Area: 132.3 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99549

Port Allegany, PA (borough, FIPS 62088) Location: 41.81356 N, 78.27766 W
Population (1990): 2391 (1023 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 16743

Port Trevorton, PA Zip code(s): 17864

Port Vincent, LA (village, FIPS 62105) Location: 30.33706 N, 90.84183 W
Population (1990): 446 (206 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70726

Port Acres, TX Zip code(s): 77640

Port Tobacco, MD Zip code(s): 20677

Port Washington, NY (CDP, FIPS 59520) Location: 40.82723 N, 73.68031 W
Population (1990): 15387 (5712 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11050

Port Washington, OH (village, FIPS 64346) Location: 40.32688 N, 81.51956 W
Population (1990): 513 (211 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43837

Port Washington, WI (city, FIPS 64450) Location: 43.39368 N, 87.87993 W
Population (1990): 9338 (3562 housing units)
Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53074

Port Wentworth, GA (city, FIPS 62328) Location: 32.19285 N, 81.19485 W
Population (1990): 4012 (1647 housing units)
Area: 43.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31407

Port Wing, WI Zip code(s): 54865

Port Angeles, WA (city, FIPS 55365) Location: 48.19099 N, 123.45964 W
Population (1990): 17710 (7833 housing units)
Area: 25.3 sq km (land), 137.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98362

Port Sulphur, LA (CDP, FIPS 62070) Location: 29.49443 N, 89.70847 W
Population (1990): 3523 (1260 housing units)
Area: 13.9 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70083

Port Costa, CA Zip code(s): 94569

Port Clinton, PA (borough, FIPS 62136) Location: 40.58237 N, 76.02672 W
Population (1990): 328 (138 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 19549

Port Clinton, OH (city, FIPS 64150) Location: 41.50968 N, 82.93836 W
Population (1990): 7106 (3474 housing units)
Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43452

Port Townsend, WA (city, FIPS 55855) Location: 48.12203 N, 122.77918 W
Population (1990): 7001 (3280 housing units)
Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98368

Port Hope, MI (village, FIPS 65800) Location: 43.93964 N, 82.71514 W
Population (1990): 313 (234 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48468

Port Sanilac, MI (village, FIPS 65900) Location: 43.43009 N, 82.54606 W
Population (1990): 656 (406 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48469

Port Carbon, PA (borough, FIPS 62128) Location: 40.69712 N, 76.16707 W
Population (1990): 2134 (903 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17965

Port Byron, NY (village, FIPS 59212) Location: 43.03673 N, 76.62577 W
Population (1990): 1359 (501 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13140

Port Byron, IL (village, FIPS 61223) Location: 41.62125 N, 90.32372 W
Population (1990): 1002 (410 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 61275

Port Barre, LA (town, FIPS 61825) Location: 30.55678 N, 91.95635 W
Population (1990): 2144 (849 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70577

Port Austin, MI (village, FIPS 65680) Location: 44.04268 N, 82.99534 W
Population (1990): 815 (599 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48467

Port Arthur, TX (city, FIPS 58820) Location: 29.82667 N, 93.93463 W
Population (1990): 58724 (25746 housing units)
Area: 200.0 sq km (land), 156.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 77642

Port Salerno, FL (CDP, FIPS 58727) Location: 27.14646 N, 80.18978 W
Population (1990): 7786 (4136 housing units)
Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)

Port William, OH (village, FIPS 64360) Location: 39.55171 N, 83.78574 W
Population (1990): 242 (97 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Protection, AK (CDP, FIPS 63870) Location: 56.31714 N, 133.59806 W
Population (1990): 62 (40 housing units)
Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water)

Port Vue, PA (borough, FIPS 62320) Location: 40.33690 N, 79.87054 W
Population (1990): 4641 (1957 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Port Orchard, WA (city, FIPS 55785) Location: 47.52905 N, 122.64116 W
Population (1990): 4984 (2090 housing units)
Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)

Port Aransas, TX (city, FIPS 58808) Location: 27.83072 N, 97.08256 W
Population (1990): 2233 (2677 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 8.1 sq km (water)

Port Alexander, AK (city, FIPS 62510) Location: 56.21809 N, 134.63099 W
Population (1990): 119 (64 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 30.3 sq km (water)

Port Alice, AK (CDP, FIPS 62550) Location: 55.82649 N, 133.60283 W
Population (1990): 30 (17 housing units)
Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 17.1 sq km (water)

Port Clarence, AK (CDP, FIPS 63170) Location: 65.06626 N, 166.82445 W
Population (1990): 26 (0 housing units)
Area: 91.9 sq km (land), 109.5 sq km (water)

Port Deposit, MD (town, FIPS 63075) Location: 39.60359 N, 76.11580 W
Population (1990): 685 (292 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Dickinson, NY (village, FIPS 59245) Location: 42.13658 N, 75.89204 W
Population (1990): 1785 (791 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Port Lions, AK (city, FIPS 63610) Location: 57.89076 N, 152.85891 W
Population (1990): 222 (103 housing units)
Area: 17.1 sq km (land), 7.2 sq km (water)

Port Jefferson, OH (village, FIPS 64262) Location: 40.33000 N, 84.09213 W
Population (1990): 381 (141 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Chester, NY (village, FIPS 59223) Location: 41.00450 N, 73.66770 W
Population (1990): 24728 (9513 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

Port Charlotte, FL (CDP, FIPS 58350) Location: 26.98550 N, 82.10858 W
Population (1990): 41535 (21479 housing units)
Area: 57.7 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33948, 33952, 33953, 33954, 33980, 33981

New Port Richey, FL (city, FIPS 48500) Location: 28.24771 N, 82.71782 W
Population (1990): 14044 (7824 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34652, 34653, 34654, 34655

Port Saint Lucie, FL Zip code(s): 34952, 34953, 34983, 34984, 34986, 34987, 34988

Port Saint Joe, FL Zip code(s): 32456

Port Hueneme Cbc, CA Zip code(s): 93043

Port Saint John, FL Zip code(s): 32927

East Port Orchard, WA (CDP, FIPS 19770) Location: 47.52119 N, 122.62384 W
Population (1990): 5409 (1866 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Washington North, NY (village, FIPS 59531) Location: 40.84330 N, 73.70251 W
Population (1990): 2736 (1055 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Port Jefferson Station, NY (CDP, FIPS 59377) Location: 40.92348 N, 73.06774 W
Population (1990): 7232 (2602 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port La Belle, FL (CDP, FIPS 58420) Location: 26.75618 N, 81.40537 W
Population (1990): 1512 (676 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Tobacco Village, MD (town, FIPS 63225) Location: 38.51138 N, 77.02040 W
Population (1990): 36 (15 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port Angeles East, WA (CDP, FIPS 55400) Location: 48.10591 N, 123.37609 W
Population (1990): 2672 (1219 housing units)
Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

Port Jefferson S, NY Zip code(s): 11776

New Port Richey East, FL (CDP, FIPS 48525) Location: 28.26083 N, 82.69187 W
Population (1990): 9683 (4990 housing units)
Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Port St. Lucie, FL (city, FIPS 58725) Location: 27.27980 N, 80.35453 W
Population (1990): 55866 (24241 housing units)
Area: 196.6 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)

Port St. John, FL (CDP, FIPS 58700) Location: 28.47677 N, 80.78880 W
Population (1990): 8933 (3445 housing units)
Area: 9.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port St. Joe, FL (city, FIPS 58675) Location: 29.80881 N, 85.29608 W
Population (1990): 4044 (1638 housing units)
Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Port St. Lucie-River Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 58726) Location: 27.32129 N, 80.33181 W
Population (1990): 4874 (2668 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Rock Port, MO (city, FIPS 62696) Location: 40.41138 N, 95.51638 W
Population (1990): 1438 (707 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64482

Dennis Port, MA (CDP, FIPS 16810) Location: 41.66974 N, 70.13925 W
Population (1990): 2775 (5089 housing units)
Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02639

Bay Port, MI Zip code(s): 48720

Harwich Port, MA (CDP, FIPS 29090) Location: 41.66976 N, 70.06476 W
Population (1990): 1742 (2123 housing units)
Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02646

North Port, FL (city, FIPS 49675) Location: 27.04956 N, 82.19489 W
Population (1990): 11973 (6524 housing units)
Area: 193.7 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 34287

Yarmouth Port, MA (CDP, FIPS 82595) Location: 41.70945 N, 70.22888 W
Population (1990): 4271 (2546 housing units)
Area: 15.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 02675

Gulf Port, IL (village, FIPS 31992) Location: 40.80895 N, 91.08359 W
Population (1990): 209 (123 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)

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De*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deported; p. pr. & vb. n. Deporting.] [F. d['e]porter to transport for life, OF., to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.]

1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment.

He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh.

2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Let an ambassador deport himself in the most graceful manner befor a prince. --Pope.

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Dis*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disported; p. pr. & vb. n. Disporting.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See Port demeanor, and cf. Sport.] To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one's self.

Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. --Pope.

Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun, Disporting there like any other fly. --Byron.

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Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exported; p. pr. & vb. n. Exporting.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to carry : cf. F. exporter. See Port demeanor.]

1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]

[They] export honor from a man, and make him a return in envy. --Bacon.

2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.

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Fare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fared; p. pr. & vb. n. Faring.] [AS. faran to travel, fare; akin to OS., Goth., & OHG. faran to travel, go, D. varen, G. fahren, OFries., Icel., & Sw. fara, Dan. fare, Gr. ????? a way through, ??????? a ferry, strait, ???????? to convey, ?????????? to go, march, ????? beyond, on the other side, ????? to pass through, L. peritus experienced, portus port, Skr. par to bring over. [root]78. Cf. Chaffer, Emporium, Far, Ferry, Ford, Peril, Port a harbor, Pore, n.]

1. To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.

So on he fares, and to the border comes Of Eden. --Milton.

2. To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or ill.

So fares the stag among the enraged hounds. --Denham.

I bid you most heartily well to fare. --Robynson (More's Utopia).

So fared the knight between two foes. --Hudibras.

3. To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or social comforts; to live.

There was a certain rich man wwhich . . . fared sumptuously every day. --Luke xvi. 19.

4. To happen well, or ill; -- used impersonally; as, we shall see how it will fare with him.

Sso fares it when with truth falsehood contends. --Milton.

5. To behave; to conduct one's self. [Obs.]

She ferde [fared] as she would die. --Chaucer.

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Frith\, n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r?r; akin to Sw. fj["a]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.]

1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth.

2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.

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Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imported; p. pr. & vb. n. Importing.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through F. importer, from the Latin. See Port demeanor.]

1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.

2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to signify.

Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a multitude of speakers together. --Hooker.

3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing on; to concern.

I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.

If I endure it, what imports it you? --Dryden.

Syn: To denote; mean; sighify; imply; indicate; betoken; interest; concern.

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Im`por*tunee"\, a. [F. importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig. meaning, hard of access. See Port harbor, and cf. Importunate.]

1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]

2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence, vexatious on account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation. [Obs.]

And their importune fates all satisfied. --Spenser.

Of all other affections it [envy] is the most importune and continual. --Bacon.

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