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port Definition


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port1
noun
    1. A harbour.
      Thesaurus: harbour, anchorage, haven, roadstead.
    2. A town with a harbour.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon: from Latin portus.




port2
noun
    1. The left side of a ship or aircraft. Compare starboard.
verb
    tr & intr
    ported, porting
    1. To turn or be turned to the left.
Etymology: 16c.




port3
noun
    1. An opening in a ship's side for loading, etc.
    2. A porthole.
    3. computing.
      A socket that connects the CPU of a computer to a peripheral device.
    (now chiefly Scots)
    4. A town gate, or its former position.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon: from Latin porta gate.




port4
noun
    1. A sweet dark-red or tawny fortified wine.
Etymology: 17c: from Oporto, the city in Portugal from where it was originally exported.




port5
verb
    ported, porting
    1. military.
      To hold (a rifle, etc) across the body with both hands, the barrel close to the left shoulder.
Etymology: 16c: from French porter, from Latin portare to carry.



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