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Definition of Ported - 7 dictionary results

port

2  [pawrt, pohrt]
Use Ported in a Sentence
–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 port 4

port

4  [pawrt, pohrt]
–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 port 1

port

5  [pawrt, pohrt]
–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 2   (pôrt, pōrt)   
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.]
port 3   (pôrt, pōrt)   
n.  

  1. 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.

  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.

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

    2. 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.]
port 5   (pôrt, pōrt)   
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.  

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

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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