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seaport

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


NOUN
port of call
Synonyms


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He had initially considered building his refinery in Tanzania but finally chose Lamu for its deep seaport and "solid land", he told reporters on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The seaport was bustling, the food exquisite, the Moldovan wine plentiful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

In the last days of Scotland's epic bid for automatic World Cup qualification things seemed to take a potentially fatal twist in Piraeus, the main seaport of Athens.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

So he'd had to borrow money from his relatives to buy a train ticket from the seaport town of Stettin to the bustling big city of Berlin.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Few businesses are more old-world than seaports, but cargo handling has gone digital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

During the conflict, the Nigerian government also blocked food from entering Biafra - cutting the region's access to seaports, airfields and foreign supplies.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

The British believed that by blockading German shipping lanes and seaports, they could starve Germany into submission.

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


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