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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.
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Ports
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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.
noun
any of a class of very sweet wines, mostly dark-red, originally from Portugal.
Origin:
1695–95; earlier Oporto, (Port) O Port < Portuguese Oporto Oporto, the main port of shipment for the wines of Portugal
1695–95; earlier Oporto, (Port) O Port < Portuguese Oporto Oporto, the main port of shipment for the wines of Portugal
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.
EXPANDthe raised center portion on a bit for horses.
verb (used with object)
7.
Computers. to create a new version of (an application program) to run on a different hardware platform (sometimes followed by over).
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.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
port
"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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
port  (pôrt) Pronunciation Key
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