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port

UK/pɔːt/ US/pɔɹt/ common informal us
noun (5) adjective (1) verb (8)

noun

1.
2.

sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

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3.
4.

the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose

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5.

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)

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adjective

1.

located on the left side of a ship or aircraft

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verb

1.

transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

2.

put or turn on the left side, of a ship

  • “port the helm”
3.

bring to port

  • “the captain ported the ship at night”
4.

land at or reach a port

  • “The ship finally ported”
5.

turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship

  • “The big ship was slowly porting”
6.

carry, bear, convey, or bring

  • “The small canoe could be ported easily”
7.

carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons

  • “port a rifle”
8.

drink port

  • “We were porting all in the club after dinner”

Origin

From Old English port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”) (and thus a distant doublet of ford).

Phrases

  • air port
  • any port in a storm
  • at the high port
  • container port
  • dry port
  • establishment of the port
  • first port of call
  • free port
  • girl in every port
  • helm port
  • port arms
  • port forwarding

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