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port

1  [pawrt, pohrt]
–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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port of entry  
n.   pl. ports of entry
A place where travelers or goods may enter or leave a country under official supervision.
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Word Origin & History

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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
port   (pôrt)  Pronunciation Key 

  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.


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