ports

noun

plural of port
as in anchorages
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 ports Charging infrastructure at ports would supply the electricity needed for operation, allowing the concept to avoid direct carbon emissions while sailing. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Some of its ports have been used by visiting caargo ships and a docking port on its roof allows visiting vehicles to park there. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Over recent years, ambitious and headline-grabbing solutions to transportation problems have been unveiled in South Florida, from vertical jet ports to autonomous vehicles. — Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 All scanners and vehicles should have compatible ports, simplifying the connection. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Despite the charger advertising 160W charging passthrough, its USB-C ports labeled C1 and C2 each top out at 140W when just one device is plugged into the charger. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 The breakwater now serves as protection for Long Beach harbor, one of the largest ports in the world. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The United Kingdom’s global network of ports and steamships, built to export imperial goods, could just as easily carry superior American or German manufactures or cheaper Caribbean and South Asian labor. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 The leaders of Somalia, Egypt and Eritrea pledged regional security cooperation in October 2024, linking Somalia’s sovereignty concerns, Eritrea’s fears over its ports and Egypt’s dispute with Ethiopia over Nile waters. — Khaled Kazziha, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ports
  1. anchorages
  2. harbors
  3. docks
Noun
  • The length of the suspension bridge is 8,614 feet, including anchorages, according to the bridge authority.
    — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • More than 139 container vessels resided in the port’s outer anchorages as of Thursday morning, Seko said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchorages
Noun
  • Hedge-fund-rich Sang-woo has an air of cool privilege, while the gloomy, taciturn Ho-seok harbors unprocessed trauma about what happened during the strike, the details of which are judiciously doled out to us in flashbacks.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • From November 21, 2027 through March 20, 2028, Amangati will embark on 19 cruises, tracing the storied harbors and pristine archipelagos of the Antilles and heading to new waters in the Dominican Republic, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and the Grenadines.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of harbors
Noun
  • The legacy of The Beatles has helped transform Liverpool into a culture and nightlife destination, reviving the city’s economy after decades of decline following the closure of its docks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hurricane Betsy in 1965 knocked the building off its pilings and destroyed two rooms, hundreds of feet of docks and other property.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of docks

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“Ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ports. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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