port

noun
UK: /pɔːt/
US: /pɔːrt/

  1. A town by the sea or river with a harbor.

    1. The ship arrived at the port this morning. [ ] [ ]
    2. Our city’s port handles a large volume of international trade every year. [ ] [ ]

  2. A place where ships load and unload goods or passengers.

    1. We watched the boats come into the port. [ ] [ ]
    2. The sailors were glad to be back in port after many weeks at sea. [ ] [ ]

  3. The left side of a ship when you are facing forward.

    1. The captain told me to go to the port side. [ ] [ ]
    2. From the port of the ship, we could see the coastline clearly. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

harbor left transfer carry dock
port transitive-verb

  1. To carry or move something.

    1. They port the supplies to the base camp. [ ] [ ]
    2. Soldiers had to port heavy equipment over the mountains. [ ] [ ]

  2. To transfer software to another operating system or hardware.

    1. We need to port this game to mobile devices. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company plans to port its application to the cloud. [ ] [ ]
port intransitive-verb

  1. To turn a ship to the port side.

    1. The captain ordered the helmsman to port. [ ] [ ]
    2. I had to port quickly to avoid the iceberg. [ ] [ ]
port adjective

  1. Located on the left side of a ship.

    1. The port side of the ship was damaged. [ ] [ ]
    2. Passengers boarded through the port entrance of the cruise liner. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "port" in English means: A town by the sea or river with a harbor., A place where ships load and unload goods or passengers., The left side of a ship when you are facing forward..

The phonetic transcription of "port" is /pɔːt/ in British English and /pɔːrt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "port": harbor, left, transfer, carry, dock.

Example usage of "port": "The ship arrived at the port this morning.". More examples on the page.