homeporting
/ˈhoʊmˌpɔrtɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of assigning a ship to a home port.
- The city council discussed the benefits of homeporting a new Coast Guard cutter.
- Homeporting decisions affect local economies and naval readiness.
- Homeporting of the fleet in the Arctic requires special ice-resistant facilities.
verb
- Present participle of homeport: assigning a ship to a particular port as its home base.
- The company is homeporting its luxury liners in Barcelona this summer.
- The navy is homeporting additional ships in Japan to strengthen regional presence.
- They are homeporting the new icebreaker in Boston for research missions.