port
/pɔrt/
noun
- A town or city with a harbor where ships load and unload cargo.
- Liverpool is a major port in England.
- Goods from all over the world pass through this port.
- The ship arrived at the port after a long journey.
- A place on a computer or device where you can connect another piece of equipment, such as a cable or USB drive.
- Plug the mouse into the USB port on your laptop.
- The phone has a charging port at the bottom.
- This monitor has an HDMI port for video input.
- A type of strong, sweet red wine, originally from Portugal.
- Port is often served with cheese or dessert.
- They bought a bottle of vintage port for the celebration.
- He sipped a glass of port after dinner.
- The left side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward.
- Passengers on the port side have a great view of the coastline.
- The lifeboats are stored on the port side.
- The captain turned the ship to port.
Antonyms
verb
- To carry or transport (goods) from one place to another.
- They ported the supplies to the remote village by truck.
- The software was ported to a new operating system.
- The company ports goods across the ocean.
- To turn (a ship or its helm) to the left, or port side.
- He ported the ship smoothly into the harbor.
- The sailor ported the helm to avoid the iceberg.
- The captain ordered the crew to port the vessel.