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port 1
(pôrt)n.
1.
a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
c. The waterfront district of a city.
2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
3. A port of entry.
port 2
(pôrt)n.
The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.
adj.
Of, relating to, or on the port.
tr. & intr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports
To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side: port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.
[Probably from port side, from port.]
port 3
(pôrt)n.
1. Nautical
a. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
b. A porthole.
c. Archaic A cover for a porthole.
2. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
3. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
4.
a. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
b. A connection point for a peripheral device.
5. Scots A gateway or portal, as to a town.
tr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports
Computers To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.
[Middle English, gate, porthole, from Old French porte, gate, from Latin porta; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
port 4
also Port (pôrt)n.
A rich sweet fortified wine.
[After Oporto.]
port 5
(pôrt)tr.v. port·ed, port·ing, ports
To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.
n.
1. The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
2. The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.
[French porter, to carry, from Old French, from Latin portāre; see per- in Indo-European roots. N., Middle English porte, from Old French port, from porter, to carry.]
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port
(pɔːt)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships
2. (Law) See port of entry
[Old English, from Latin portus harbour, port]
port
(pɔːt)n
(Nautical Terms)
a. the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow
b. (as modifier): the port bow. Compare starboard1
vb
(Nautical Terms) to turn or be turned towards the port
[C17: origin uncertain]
port
(pɔːt)n
(Brewing) a sweet fortified dessert wine
[C17: after Oporto, Portugal, from where it came originally]
port
(pɔːt)n
1. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds
b. See porthole1
2. (Fortifications) a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc, for firing through
3. (Mechanical Engineering) an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc
4. (Electronics) electronics a logic circuit for the input and output of data
5. chiefly Scot a gate or portal in a town or fortress
[Old English, from Latin porta gate]
port
(pɔːt) militaryvb
(Military) (tr) to carry (a rifle, etc) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder
n
(Military) this position
[C14: from Old French, from porter to carry, from Latin portāre]
port
(pɔːt)vb
(Computer Science) (tr) computing to change (programs) from one system to another
[C20: probably from port4]
port
(pɔːt)n
Austral (esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case
[C20: shortened from portmanteau]
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port1
(pɔrt, poʊrt)n.
1. a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
2. a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.
3. Also called port of entry.
a. any place where imported goods may be received into a country subject to inspection by customs officials.
b. any place where travelers or immigrants may enter a country.
4. a geographical area that forms a harbor.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin portus harbor, haven; akin to ford]
syn: See harbor.
port2
(pɔrt, poʊrt)n.
1. the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
v.t., v.i. 3. to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.
[1570–80; perhaps identical with port1]
port3
(pɔrt, poʊrt)n.
a very sweet, usu. dark red, fortified wine, orig. from Portugal.
[1695–95; earlier Oporto wine, (Port) OPort wine < Portuguese Oporto Oporto, through which Portuguese wines are shipped]
port4
(pɔrt, poʊrt)n.
1. an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo. Compare porthole (def. 1).
2. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, as in machinery, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc.
3. a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed.
4. a data connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached.
5. Chiefly Scot. a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress.
v.t. 6. to create a new version of (an application program) to run on a different hardware platform (sometimes fol. by over).
[before 950; Middle English, Old English < Latin porta gate; akin to portus port1]
port5
(pɔrt, poʊrt)v.t.
to carry (a rifle or other weapon) in the port arms position.
[1560–70; < French porter < Latin portāre to carry; see fare]
Port.
1. Portugal.
2. Portuguese.
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Port
a train or retinue of servants.Examples: port of nobility, 1570; of pensioners, 1621; of stately phrases and pithy precepts, 1570; of servants.
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port
Past participle: ported
Gerund: porting
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port
A socket on a micro where a lead is plugged in linking it to another device.
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| Noun | 1. |  port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a countrygeographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth entrepot, transshipment center - a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC" free port - a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels home port - the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered outport - a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade) point of entry, port of entry - a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise treaty port - a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty |
| 2. |  port - sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugalfortified wine - wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added | |
| 3. |  port - an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing throughopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
| 4. |  port - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or noseside - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" | |
| 5. | port - (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) computer circuit - a circuit that is part of a computer parallel interface, parallel port - an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously serial port - an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time SCSI, small computer system interface - interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| Verb | 1. | port - put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm" turn - cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| 2. | port - bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" port - land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" | |
| 3. | port - land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" land, set down - reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" port - bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" | |
| 4. | port - turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting" turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | |
| 5. | port - carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" | |
| 6. | port - carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" | |
| 7. | port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" | |
| 8. | port - modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform | |
| Adj. | 1. | port - located on the left side of a ship or aircraft left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream" |
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port
noun harbour, haven, anchorage, seaport, roadstead an attractive little fishing port
Proverbs
"Any port in a storm"
"Any port in a storm"
Ports
Major ports of the world Abidjan, Accra, Aden, Alexandria, Algiers, Alicante, Amsterdam, Anchorage, Antwerp, Apia, Aqaba, Archangel, Ashdod, Auckland, Baku, Baltimore, Bangkok, Barcelona, Basra, Bathurst, Batum, Beira, Beirut, Belize, Benghazi, Bergen, Bilbao, Bissau, Bombay, Bordeaux, Boston, Boulogne, Bridgetown, Brindisi, Brisbane, Bristol, Buenaventura, Buenos Aires, Cádiz, Cagliari, Calais, Calcutta, Callao, Cannes, Canton, Cape Town, Cap-Haitien, Casablanca, Catania, Cebu, Charleston, Cherbourg, Chicago, Chittagong, Colombo, Colón, Conakry, Copenhagen, Corinth, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Darwin, Dieppe, Djibouti, Dubrovnik, Duluth, Dunedin, Dunkerque, Durban, East London, Eilat or Elat, Esbjerg, Europoort, Fray Bentos, Freetown, Fremantle, Gdańsk, Genoa, Georgetown, Gijón, Göteborg or Gothenburg, Guayaquil, Haifa, Halifax, Hamburg, Hamilton, Havana, Helsinki, Hobart, Ho Chi Minh City, Honolulu, Hook of Holland, Inchon, Istanbul, Izmir, Jacksonville, Jaffa, Jidda or Jedda, Juneau, Kaohsiung or Kao-hsiung, Karachi, Kawasaki, Keflavik, Kiel, Kingston, Kobe, Kowloon, Kuwait, La Coruña, Lagos, La Guaira, Las Palmas, Launceston, Le Havre, Limassol, Lisbon, Liverpool, Livorno, Lomé, London, Los Angeles, Luanda, Lübeck, Macao, Madras, Malmo, Manama, Manaus, Manila, Maputo, Mar del Plata, Marseille, Melbourne, Mobile, Mogadiscio or Mogadishu, Mombasa, Monrovia, Montego Bay, Montevideo, Montreal, Murmansk, Muscat, Nagasaki, Naples, Nassau, New Orleans, New York, Oakland, Odense, Odessa, Oporto, Osaka, Oslo, Ostend, Phnom Penh, Piraeus, Port Adelaide, Port au Prince, Port Elizabeth, Portland, Port Louis, Port Moresby, Port Said, Portsmouth, Port Sudan, Punta Arenas, Pusan, Recife, Reykjavik, Riga, Rimini, Rio de Janeiro, Rostock, Rotterdam, Saint Petersburg, Salvador, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, San Sebastian, Santander, Santo Domingo, Santos, Savannah, Seattle, Sevastopol, Seville, Shanghai, Singapore, Southampton, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Suez, Suva, Sydney, Szczecin, Takoradi, Tallinn or Tallin, Tampa, Tandjungpriok, Tangier, Tokyo, Townsville, Trieste, Tripoli, Trondheim, Tunis, Turku, Tyre, Valencia, Valparaíso, Vancouver, Venice, Veracruz, Vigo, Vishakhapatnam, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Walvis Bay, Wellington, Yangon, Yokohama, Zeebrugge
Main British and Irish ports Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Barry, Belfast, Birkenhead, Bristol, Caernarfon, Cardiff, Cóbh, Cork, Dover, Dundee, Dún Laoghaire, Ellesmere Port, Fishguard, Fleetwood, Folkestone, Galway, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Gravesend, Great Yarmouth, Greenock, Grimsby, Harwich, Holyhead, Hull, Immingham, Kirkcaldy, Larne, Leith, Lerwick, Limerick, Liverpool, London, Londonderry or Derry, Lowestoft, Milford Haven, Morecambe, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newhaven, Newport, Newry, Oban, Penzance, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Port Talbot, Ramsgate, Rosslare, Scarborough, Sheerness, Sligo, Southampton, South Shields, Stornoway, Stranraer, Sunderland, Swansea, Tynemouth, Waterford, Wexford, Weymouth, Whitby, Wicklow
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Translations
الجانِب الأيْسَرمَدينَة وميناءميناءمِينَاءنَبيذ بُرتغالي حُلو غامِق
přístavportsképřístavní městolevá stranalevý
havnportvinhavnebybagbordbagbords-
haveno
portportvein
بندر
portviinisatamasiirtääpaapuuriportti
lukaporto
kikötőkikötőváros
pelabuhan
bakborîihafnarbærhöfnportvín
ポートワイン港
좌현포트 와인
kreisā puse, kreisais bortsostaostas pilsētaportvīns
ľavá stranaportsképrístavné mesto
pristanišče
hamnhamnstadportportaportera
เหล้าองุ่นแดงท่าเรือ
cảngrượu vang ngọt
port
1 [pɔːt]A. N
1. (= harbour) → puerto m
to come or put into port → tomar puerto
to leave port → hacerse a la mar, zarpar
port of call → puerto m de escala
his next port of call was the chemist's (fig) → luego fue a la farmacia
where is your next port of call? (fig) → ¿adónde va ahora?
port of entry → puerto m de entrada
any port in a storm → la necesidad carece de ley
to come or put into port → tomar puerto
to leave port → hacerse a la mar, zarpar
port of call → puerto m de escala
his next port of call was the chemist's (fig) → luego fue a la farmacia
where is your next port of call? (fig) → ¿adónde va ahora?
port of entry → puerto m de entrada
any port in a storm → la necesidad carece de ley
2. (= city or town with a port) → puerto m
B. CPD → portuario
port authority N → autoridad f portuaria
port dues NPL → derechos mpl de puerto
port facilities NPL → facilidades fpl portuarias
port authority N → autoridad f portuaria
port dues NPL → derechos mpl de puerto
port facilities NPL → facilidades fpl portuarias
port
2 [pɔːt] (Naut, Aer)port
3 [pɔːt] N1. (Naut) (= porthole) → portilla f
3. (Mech) → lumbrera f
4. (Mil) (archaic) → tronera f
port
4 [pɔːt] N (= wine) → oporto mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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port
1n
(= harbour) → Hafen m; naval port → Kriegshafen m; to come/put into port → in den Hafen einlaufen; port of call → Hafen m, → Halt m; to make port → den/einen Hafen anlaufen; port authority → Hafenamt nt, → Hafenbehörde f; port dues → Hafengelder pl; any port in a storm (prov) → in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen (Prov); the yen is the safest port in the current economic storm → der Yen ist in der gegenwärtigen Wirtschaftskrise der sicherste Hafen
port
2port
3adj cabin, deck → auf der Backbordseite; port side → Backbordseite f; on the port bow → Backbord voraus
port
4n (also port wine) → Portwein m
port
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port
1 [pɔːt] n (harbour) → porto; (town) → città f inv portualenaval/fishing port → porto militare/per pescherecci
to come into port → entrare in porto
any port in a storm (fig) → in tempo di tempesta ogni buco è porto
port
2 [pɔːt]1. n (Naut, Aer) (left side) → a babordo
port
3 [pɔːt] n (wine) → portoport
4 [pɔːt] n (Naut) (access to hold) → portello (Comput) → portaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
port1
(poːt) noun1. (usually without a or the) a harbour. The ship came into port; We reached port next morning.
2. a town with a harbour. the port of Hull.
port2
(poːt) noun the left side of a ship or aircraft. The helmsman steered the ship to port; (also adjective) the port wing.
port3
(poːt) noun a strong, dark-red, sweet wine originally from Portugal.
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port
→ مِينَاء, نَوْعٌ مِنَ النَّبِيذ portské, přístav havn, portvin Hafen, Portwein λιμάνι, πορτό oporto, puerto portviini, satama port, porto luka, porto porto ポートワイン, 港 좌현, 포트 와인 haven, port havneby, portvin port porto, vinho do porto порт, портвейн hamn, portvin เหล้าองุ่นแดง, ท่าเรือ liman, porto şarabı cảng, rượu vang ngọt 波尔图葡萄酒, 港口Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009