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port

n. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

larboard

n. the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose

port wine

n. sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

abstract port

n. the part of a cable that plugs into a port or interface to connect one device to another

embrasure, porthole

n. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

port

v. convert software in order to run it in a different computer environment

carry diagonally across the body

v. of canoes or rifles

left, larboard

adj. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

safety, refuge

n. a safe place; "He ran to safety"

anchorage, anchorage ground

n. place for vessels to anchor

dock, wharf, wharfage

n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

dock, dockage, docking facility

n. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"

landing, landing place

n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

pier

n. a landing built out into the water

refuge, sanctuary, asylum

n. a shelter from danger or hardship

chancel, sanctuary, bema

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

shelter

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

covering, cover, natural covering

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

shelter

n. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

left

adj. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; "my left hand"; "left center field"; "the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream"

starboard

n. the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose

right, starboard

adj. being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream"

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