as in anchorage
a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships
the cruise ship stops at each port for one night only
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Recent Examples of port
The Alaskan city’s port, meanwhile, still supports Yukon mining and is a critical hub for fuel and other essentials both communities need.
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Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The rule would first kick in for drayage trucks, which move cargo between ports and warehouses up and down the state.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, in 1798, Alexandria had become a humble Ottoman port.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
As of early February, the U.S. was not providing funding to support testing and port screenings in Uganda because of Trump's freeze on almost all U.S. foreign assistance.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The rule would first kick in for drayage trucks, which move cargo between ports and warehouses up and down the state.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
By the time Napoleon invaded Egypt, in 1798, Alexandria had become a humble Ottoman port.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
As of early February, the U.S. was not providing funding to support testing and port screenings in Uganda because of Trump's freeze on almost all U.S. foreign assistance.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for port
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The merchant ship was also damaged, but no injuries were reported on either vessel, the Navy said following the collision near a crowded anchorage for ships transiting the canal.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Just north lies Spiaggia di Capo Bianco, the superyacht anchorage of choice set along a vast curve of unspoiled beach that gives easy access to reefs and caves that are ideal for snorkeling.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
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Or maybe Trump blames Pearl Harbor on the U.S. fleet sitting at harbor, not the Japanese?—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Oceanside beaches were wider and lined with dunes before the construction of the Camp Pendleton boat basin in 1942 and then the city’s harbor built in the 1960s.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The pod of Bigg's killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle's maritime industrial docks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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Classic largemouth water in a river would be a murky, slow-moving bend with thick cover (think fallen trees, heavy vegetation, and boat docks).—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Port.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/port. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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