water portn.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌpɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌpɔrt/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌpɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., port n.³

Etymology: < water n. + port n.³ Compare earlier water gate n.²In quot. 1535 perhaps influenced by post-classical Latin portae fluviorum, the equivalent text in the Vulgate, one of the works Coverdale used as a reference.

1. A gate in the wall of a town, castle, etc., which opens onto a river or other body of water; = water gate n.² 1. Also: the means by which a city, region, etc., is entered by water; a port; = water gate n.² 4. Now rare.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > giving access to water-side

water gatec1380

water port1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum ii. 6 The water portes [1611 King James the gates of the rivers] shal be opened and the kinges palace shall fall.

1623 W. Traheron & E. Grimeston tr. P. Mexia Imperiall Hist. 844 Certaine Crabats..got by the riuer to the water Port, and entred.

1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. xvi. 298 The little bridge by the Water port.

1777 F. Carter Journey from Gibraltar to Malaga I. ii. 23 The Castle..consisted formerly..of a triple wall, descending down to the water side..and the grand battery and waterport built on its site.

1817 J. Riley Loss Amer. Brig Commerce xxix. 470 The water-port is two hundred yards south of the city, within the outer wall.

1869 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 284 The thickly-congregated buildings [of Gibraltar] lay near the bay in the foreground, the bastions, the waterport, the town range, the dingy town itself.

1902 ‘F. Macnab’ Ride in Morocco 326 I rode out through the waterport of the old Portuguese fort.

1979 ‘E. Peters’ One Corpse too Many i. 22 Someone had crept out of town or castle by the only other way through the wall on this side, the water-port that led down to the river.

2. A port (port n.³ 5) through which water may enter or leave a pump, engine, etc.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > other specific parts

armOE

button?1561

running gear1663

relax1676

collar1678

drumhead1698

long arm1717

drum1744

press cloth1745

head1785

absorber1789

bearing plate1794

crown1796

rhodings1805

press box1825

alternator1829

cushion1832

saw tooth1835

shoe1837

keyboard1839

returner1839

cross-head1844

channel shoe1845

baster1846

water port1864

shifter1869

magazine1873

entry port1874

upsetter1875

mechanism1876

tapper1876

tension bar1879

buttonholer1882

take-up1884

auger1886

instrument panel1897

balancer1904

torsion bar1937

powerhead1960

1864 U.S. Patent 43,952 2/2 The combination of the float..and rotary shaft..to open and close the steam or water ports of the cylinder.

1881 S. Michell Mine Drainage 152 The water-ports [of the pump] are liable to be choked with large substances, as pieces of broken rock or coal and wood.

1919 Tractor World Aug. 37/2 The impeller..circulates the water around the base of the cylinder jacket and then upward through the water ports.

2008 B. Watson Diesel Performance Handbk. Pickups & SUVs 128/2 Care should be taken not to damage water ports or break through thin places in the cylinder head.

3. Each of a set of large holes made in a ship's bulwarks to allow water to escape from the deck. Cf. scupper n. a. Now rare.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > opening to allow escape of water

scupper1592

scupper-hole1599

slopper1622

waterhole1794

water port1865

freeing port1875

1865 F. Trevor Let. 14 Feb. in Case Great Brit. before Tribunal of Arbitration Geneva (1872) II. App. 672 The sister ship..is similar to the Hercules, except that she had no water ports.

1896 T. Walton Know your own Ship vi. 180 A vessel, unless capable of speedily relieving herself of the water through the water ports, will heel to a greater angle before getting rid of much of it over the bulwarks.

1920 Internat. Marine Engin. Aug. 696/2 Hurricane deck vessels having no water ports fitted at the second deck..may have less [of a freeboard allowance].

1938 B. Mussey tr. H. Hauser Last Port of Call 73 At the bulwark, the water-ports opened thunderously.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water port
释义	water portn. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌpɔːt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌpɔrt/, /ˈwɑdər ˌpɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., port n.³ Etymology: < water n. + port n.³ Compare earlier water gate n.²In quot. 1535 perhaps influenced by post-classical Latin portae fluviorum, the equivalent text in the Vulgate, one of the works Coverdale used as a reference. 1. A gate in the wall of a town, castle, etc., which opens onto a river or other body of water; = water gate n.² 1. Also: the means by which a city, region, etc., is entered by water; a port; = water gate n.² 4. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > giving access to water-side water gatec1380 water port1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum ii. 6 The water portes [1611 King James the gates of the rivers] shal be opened and the kinges palace shall fall. 1623 W. Traheron & E. Grimeston tr. P. Mexia Imperiall Hist. 844 Certaine Crabats..got by the riuer to the water Port, and entred. 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour I. xvi. 298 The little bridge by the Water port. 1777 F. Carter Journey from Gibraltar to Malaga I. ii. 23 The Castle..consisted formerly..of a triple wall, descending down to the water side..and the grand battery and waterport built on its site. 1817 J. Riley Loss Amer. Brig Commerce xxix. 470 The water-port is two hundred yards south of the city, within the outer wall. 1869 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 284 The thickly-congregated buildings [of Gibraltar] lay near the bay in the foreground, the bastions, the waterport, the town range, the dingy town itself. 1902 ‘F. Macnab’ Ride in Morocco 326 I rode out through the waterport of the old Portuguese fort. 1979 ‘E. Peters’ One Corpse too Many i. 22 Someone had crept out of town or castle by the only other way through the wall on this side, the water-port that led down to the river. 2. A port (port n.³ 5) through which water may enter or leave a pump, engine, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > other specific parts armOE button?1561 running gear1663 relax1676 collar1678 drumhead1698 long arm1717 drum1744 press cloth1745 head1785 absorber1789 bearing plate1794 crown1796 rhodings1805 press box1825 alternator1829 cushion1832 saw tooth1835 shoe1837 keyboard1839 returner1839 cross-head1844 channel shoe1845 baster1846 water port1864 shifter1869 magazine1873 entry port1874 upsetter1875 mechanism1876 tapper1876 tension bar1879 buttonholer1882 take-up1884 auger1886 instrument panel1897 balancer1904 torsion bar1937 powerhead1960 1864 U.S. Patent 43,952 2/2 The combination of the float..and rotary shaft..to open and close the steam or water ports of the cylinder. 1881 S. Michell Mine Drainage 152 The water-ports [of the pump] are liable to be choked with large substances, as pieces of broken rock or coal and wood. 1919 Tractor World Aug. 37/2 The impeller..circulates the water around the base of the cylinder jacket and then upward through the water ports. 2008 B. Watson Diesel Performance Handbk. Pickups & SUVs 128/2 Care should be taken not to damage water ports or break through thin places in the cylinder head. 3. Each of a set of large holes made in a ship's bulwarks to allow water to escape from the deck. Cf. scupper n. a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > opening in side of vessel > opening to allow escape of water scupper1592 scupper-hole1599 slopper1622 waterhole1794 water port1865 freeing port1875 1865 F. Trevor Let. 14 Feb. in Case Great Brit. before Tribunal of Arbitration Geneva (1872) II. App. 672 The sister ship..is similar to the Hercules, except that she had no water ports. 1896 T. Walton Know your own Ship vi. 180 A vessel, unless capable of speedily relieving herself of the water through the water ports, will heel to a greater angle before getting rid of much of it over the bulwarks. 1920 Internat. Marine Engin. Aug. 696/2 Hurricane deck vessels having no water ports fitted at the second deck..may have less [of a freeboard allowance]. 1938 B. Mussey tr. H. Hauser Last Port of Call 73 At the bulwark, the water-ports opened thunderously. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1535
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