Example sentences from the Web for poort

From the Poort westward the railway skirts the south bank of the Crocodile river throughout its length.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
Away he went, slanting off into the other poort, which seems to lead towards the river, while I lay low.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
The poort narrows very much, and the cliffs are not nearly so high.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford
It encamped in a pass with a poort on its front, consisting of high hills.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

I could see the devils skipping down the poort on his heels, in high old glee.
Renshaw Fanning's Quest|Bertram Mitford

poort

/ (pʊət) /

noun

(in South Africa) a steep narrow mountain pass, usually following a river or stream

Word Origin for poort

C19: from Afrikaans, from Dutch: gateway; see port 4

Words nearby poort

poor relation, Poor Richard's Almanac, Poor Richard's Almanack, Poor Robin's plantain, poor-spirited, poort, poor taste, in, poortith, poor white, poor white trash, poor-will

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单词	poort
释义	Example sentences from the Web for poort From the Poort westward the railway skirts the south bank of the Crocodile river throughout its length. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8\|Various Away he went, slanting off into the other poort, which seems to lead towards the river, while I lay low. Renshaw Fanning's Quest\|Bertram Mitford The poort narrows very much, and the cliffs are not nearly so high. Renshaw Fanning's Quest\|Bertram Mitford It encamped in a pass with a poort on its front, consisting of high hills. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)\|Louis Creswicke I could see the devils skipping down the poort on his heels, in high old glee. Renshaw Fanning's Quest\|Bertram Mitford poort / (pʊət) / noun (in South Africa) a steep narrow mountain pass, usually following a river or stream Word Origin for poort C19: from Afrikaans, from Dutch: gateway; see port 4 Words nearby poort poor relation, Poor Richard's Almanac, Poor Richard's Almanack, Poor Robin's plantain, poor-spirited, poort, poor taste, in, poortith, poor white, poor white trash, poor-will Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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