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home port

–noun
1. the port where a ship is registered.
2. the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered.

Origin:
1890–95
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home port also home·port   (hōm'pôrt', -pōrt')
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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