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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
BlackRock agreed earlier this month to purchase a 90% stake in the Panama Ports Company, which operates the ports of Balboa and Cristobal in the Central American nation.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps not as viable as the ports were in the late 19th and 20th centuries, these big-boat commercial harbors remain with us.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Historically, March begins the Great Lakes shipping season where commodities like cement, wheat, lumber, coal, iron ore and other products are transported by commercial boats across the inland seas to and from deep-water ports.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The collision took place in a stretch of waterway running from ports along Britain's northeast coast to the Netherlands and Germany, Reuters reported.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The Air still takes a minimalist approach to ports, with a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports (both on the left side) and a headphone jack (on the right).
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The collision was in a busy stretch of waterway used by ships from ports along Britain's northeast coast to the Netherlands and Germany, Reuters said.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
However, its limited features, such as no anti-malware software or multi-gig LAN ports, hold it back.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Perhaps not as viable as the ports were in the late 19th and 20th centuries, these big-boat commercial harbors remain with us.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Historically, March begins the Great Lakes shipping season where commodities like cement, wheat, lumber, coal, iron ore and other products are transported by commercial boats across the inland seas to and from deep-water ports.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
The collision took place in a stretch of waterway running from ports along Britain's northeast coast to the Netherlands and Germany, Reuters reported.
—USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The Air still takes a minimalist approach to ports, with a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports (both on the left side) and a headphone jack (on the right).
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The collision was in a busy stretch of waterway used by ships from ports along Britain's northeast coast to the Netherlands and Germany, Reuters said.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
However, its limited features, such as no anti-malware software or multi-gig LAN ports, hold it back.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Ports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ports. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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