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verb(port)to turn or put (a helm) to the left —used chiefly as a command
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verb(port)to translate (software) into a version for another computer or operating system
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noun(port)a place where ships may ride secure from storms : haven
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noun(port)a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo
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noun(port)airport
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noun(port)gate
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noun(port)an opening (as in a valve seat or valve face) for intake or exhaust of a fluid
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noun(port)the area of opening in a cylinder face of a passageway for the working fluid in an engine; also : such a passageway
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noun(port)the manner of bearing oneself
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noun(port)state
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noun(port)the position in which a military weapon is carried at the command port arms
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noun(port)the left side of a ship or aircraft looking forward —called also larboard
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noun(port)a sweet fortified wine of rich taste and aroma made in Portugal; also : a similar wine made elsewhere
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geographical name(port)group of seaports in southeastern England in Kent and Sussex
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noun(port)an enclosed port or section of a port where goods are received and shipped free of customs duty
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noun(port)the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented