port

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noun

Etymology

From Oporto, Portugal

  1. A place on the coast at which ships dock and cargo and passengers are loaded and unloaded
  2. A fortified wine
  3. (Queensland, Australia) a schoolbag
  4. (Computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred

(verb)

  1. transfer from one state to another

Adjective

  1. The left hand of a ship or boat when facing the front, or fore or bow. Port does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the ship or boat.

(noun)

  1. port n
  1. The price one has to pay for getting a letter delivered
  1. port m
  1. port wine -> porto

(noun)

port m

  1. A place on the coast at which ships dock and cargo and passengers are loaded and unloaded
  2. City with a harbour
  3. Refuge
  4. The act of wearing, carrying something
  5. Transport
  6. The price one has to pay for getting a letter delivered
  7. How the body is positioned