homeport
/ˈhoʊmˌpɔrt/
noun
- The port where a ship is based or registered.
- Every vessel must display its homeport on the stern.
- The aircraft carrier returned to its homeport after a six-month deployment.
- Norfolk is the homeport for many ships in the Atlantic Fleet.
Synonyms
verb
- To assign a ship to a particular port as its home base.
- They plan to homeport three submarines at the new facility.
- The navy decided to homeport the new destroyer in San Diego.
- The company will homeport its cruise ships in Miami for the winter season.