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Definition of portside - 2 dictionary results

port⋅side

[pawrt-sahyd, pohrt-]
–adjective, adverb
1. on a waterfront or near a port.
2. Nautical. on the port side of a vessel.
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port·side   (pôrt'sīd', pōrt'-)   
adv.   & adj.
  1. On the waterfront of a port: taking a stroll portside; a portside restaurant.

  2. Nautical On the port side of a ship or boat: skirting a lighthouse portside; the portside oar.

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