countable/uncountable an area of water where ships stop, including the buildings around it. A harbour is the same thing but smaller and is intended for smaller boats
At dusk they docked at the port of Monaco.
in port:
We’ll have to spend 10 days in port for repairs.
Synonyms and related words
Areas and structures where boats and ships stop or are kept
anchorage
basin
berth
1a
a city where there is a port
New York is the busiest port on the East Coast.
Synonyms and related words
Towns, cities and villages
barangay
the big smoke
boom town
2
countable computinga part of a computer that you fit a cable into so that you can connect another piece of equipment to it
the printer port
Synonyms and related words
General computer equipment and parts
accelerated graphics port
accelerator card
ADC
3
uncountable a strong sweet wine that people sometimes drink at the end of a meal
Synonyms and related words
Wines and fortified wines
Bordeaux
brandy
bubbly
4
uncountable the side of a ship or plane that is on your left when you are looking forwards. The part that is on your right is starboard.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of boats and ships
aft
amidships
bay
Synonyms and related words
Parts of aircraft
aerofoil
aft
aileron
phrases
any port in a storm
port
noun
US /pɔrt/
Other entries for this word
USB portnoun
free portnoun
serial portnoun
parallel portnoun
port of callnoun
port of entrynoun
accelerated graphics portnoun
any port in a stormphrase
port at fortified wine
port at harbor
port at starboard
Word Forms
singular
port
plural
ports
DEFINITIONS4
1
countable/uncountable an area of water where ships stop, including the buildings around it. A harbor is the same thing but smaller and is intended for smaller boats
in port:
We’ll have to spend 10 days in port for repairs.
At dusk they docked at the port of Monaco.
Synonyms and related words
Areas and structures where boats and ships stop or are kept
anchorage
basin
berth
1a
a city where there is a port
New York is the busiest port on the East Coast.
Synonyms and related words
Towns, cities and villages
barangay
the big smoke
boom town
2
countable computinga part of a computer that you fit a cable into so that you can connect another piece of equipment to it
the printer port
Synonyms and related words
General computer equipment and parts
accelerated graphics port
accelerator card
ADC
3
uncountable a strong sweet wine that people sometimes drink at the end of a meal
Synonyms and related words
Wines and fortified wines
Bordeaux
brandy
bubbly
4
uncountable the side of a ship or airplane that is on your left when you are looking forward. The part that is on your right is starboard.