seaport

noun

Definition of seaportnext
as in canal

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Recent Examples of seaport Portuguese traders encountered tea at Cantonese-speaking seaports in China, and as a result the Portuguese word for tea is chá. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Mar. 2026 Haiti’s vulnerable ports As Haiti’s armed gangs have expanded and become more powerful, concerns about the security of the country’s seaports have grown. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Shop and eat your way along Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, the 50-block Victorian seaport village dotted with local eateries and eclectic shops. — Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 10 May 2026 There were no serious injuries, but Gardner said the situation disrupted the state’s economy and brought uncertainty to the future of the deepest natural seaport in the continental United States. — Sophie Brams, The Hill, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for seaport
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seaport
  1. canal
  2. home port
  3. bay
  4. sound
  5. estuary
  6. strait
  7. inlet
  8. port
Noun
  • Public swimming has been available for years in a canal in northeastern Paris during summer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories.
    — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of canal
Noun
  • Fishermen carry fish from their boats to Playita Mia in Manta, which was the home port of two ships that sank in March.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Long Beach was the home port for that Navy destroyer.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 25 May 2026
Definition of home port
Noun
  • For a more upscale setting to sip cocktails, order caviar, and watch the sunset, visit Skybar at Hôtel Byblos, a rooftop that opened in 2025 and overlooks the bay.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Austria had one good look — a header that just missed — but largely been kept at bay.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of bay
Noun
  • Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
  • The dome includes small, colored balls inside, which make the popping sound when the child pushes the button at the top.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 6 July 2026
Definition of sound
Noun
  • In the areas near the mouths of the rivers and the estuary, there is permanent signage with warnings and restrictive cordoning, the police noted.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Among the dishes is blue crab plucked from the water tableside, then served rillette-style using fat from the restaurant’s estuaries.
    — Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2026
Definition of estuary
Noun
  • Gas prices have started to come down since the preliminary peace deal was announced, but the latest round of strikes has threatened to slow ship traffic through the strait, which carried 20% of the world's oil before the war.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Sixteen of the 40 vessels transited via the Iranian route through the strait, according to Kpler data shared with CNN.
    — Deva Lee, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of strait
Noun
  • Today, Crater Lake National Park boasts the deepest lake in the country, at 1,943 feet, and one of the cleanest too, as there are no inlets or outlets to allow for contamination.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Marine life concentrates most densely in the shallowest waters of this continental shelf, 100 feet deep or less, in reefs, lagoons, and coastal inlets where a person can swim and scuba dive without specialized gear.
    — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of inlet
Noun
  • Emirati, Qatari, and Saudi firms have announced projects spanning aviation, banking, energy, ports, and real estate.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • The rooms, each named for notable past guests, show great attention to detail with floral fabrics, pillowtop beds, the latest USB ports and Bulgari toiletries in bathrooms.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of port

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