port 1 
(pôrt)
(pôrt)n.
1.
a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
c. The waterfront district of a city.
2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
3. A port of entry.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin portus; see per-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]