sea·port

[see-pawrt, -pohrt]
noun
1.
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
2.
a town or city at such a place.

Origin:
1590–1600; sea + port1

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seaport (ˈsiːˌpɔːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels
2.  a town or city located at such a place

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Example sentences
Writer visits the seaport and talks to the acting port administrator.
There will also be a huge expansion of seaport capacity.
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From the outset of the seaport as a commercial and transportation hub, hotels
  and lodgings existed at and around the seaport.
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