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seaport

[see-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈsiˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /


NOUN
port of call
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Dubai's airport and seaport account for about 60 percent of the emirate's revenues, official estimates show.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

A new seaport and airport would be built near the Egyptian border, and there would a "trilateral crossing" where the Egyptian and Israeli borders converge.

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

The musician, who would become synonymous with Key West, started leasing the old icehouse in the city’s historic seaport district in 1986.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.

From MarketWatch Oct. 29, 2025

It’s a seaport town on the Red Sea, the arrival or disembarkation point for all pilgrims who come to Arabia to go to Mecca.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Merchants and farmers interviewed in Obeid said the bulk of stolen gum is being taken to Chad, sold at bargain prices, then re-exported through seaports such as Douala in Cameroon.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

"Vietnam welcomes South Korean companies to make new investments and expand existing projects, with a focus on the development of infrastructure, smart cities, semiconductors, AI data centres, nuclear power, smart seaports," the Vietnamese leader said.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

But Iranian drones successfully hit civilian airports, seaports and other key facilities, undermining the appearance of safety the Gulf has worked to maintain.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

"Spaceports will be like seaports, and you will need multiple for the amount of traffic, but also for resilience," says Hermann Ludwig Moeller, director of the European Space Policy Institute.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

The objective was to break through the German lines, advance to the Belgian coast, and capture the seaports used by German U-boats as their forward bases.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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