Meaning | A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo. |
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Synonyms | seaport, harbor, harbour |
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Instances | Boston Harbor | The seaport at Boston |
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Caesarea | An ancient seaport in northwestern Israel |
Pearl Harbor | A harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu |
Part of | seafront | The waterfront of a seaside town |
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Parts | anchorage, anchorage ground | place for vessels to anchor |
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dock, dockage, docking facility | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired |
landing, landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
Narrower | coaling station | A seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal |
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port of call | Any port where a ship stops except its home port |
Broader | port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
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Spanish | puerto |
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Catalan | port |
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