port

//pɔːrt//
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Visual representation of port

Noun

portSingular
portsPlural
1

A town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload cargo and passengers

The ship arrived at the port early in the morning.

2

A harbor or haven for ships

The ship sailed into port after a long voyage.

Noun

portSingular
portsPlural
1

A socket or connection point on a computer or electronic device where cables or peripherals can be plugged in

My laptop has three USB ports on the left side.

Noun

portSingular
portsPlural
1

A sweet, fortified wine originally from Portugal, typically dark red and served as a dessert wine

We enjoyed a glass of port after dinner.

Verb

1

To transfer software or a program from one computer system or platform to another

They ported the game to mobile devices.

port - Deep Vocabulary