How do you use the word "port" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "port" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "port": A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port. We began to sail in the direction of the port.

Port Meaning

/pɔːt/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

nounA town or city containing such a place, a port city.

Sentence Examples

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

We began to sail in the direction of the port.

Valparaiso was the country's main port.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

left

Antonyms:

right

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ship entered the safe harbor area known as the ____ after a long journey.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The cruise ship docked at the busy ____ and thousands of passengers disembarked for the day.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértusder. Proto-Italic *portus Latin portusbor. Old English port English port From Old English port, borrowed from Latin portus (“port, harbour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”) (and thus a distant doublet of ford). The directional sense, attested since at least the 1500s, derives from ancient vessels with the steering oar on the right (see etymology of starboard), which therefore had to moor with their left sides facing the dock or wharf. Doublet of fjard, fjord, firth, ford, and Portus.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"peering in maps for ports and piers and roads" — c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

"From the ground, Colombo's port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away." — 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

"More broadly, the port is seen as a litmus test for France; if its most multicultural city can foster vast Muslim enclaves viewed with broad suspicion or hostility by the police, then what hope is there elsewhere?" — 2023 July 1, Mark Townsend, “‘We are seen as less human’: inside Marseille’s districts abandoned by the police”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

"The tall ships will port in Pugwash during its annual Harbourfest Celebrations[…]" — 2009 March 25, Metro International, Atlantic Free Daily Newspapers Inc., Metro Halifax - March 25, 2009:

"We have to wait until the ship ports, buddy, and then we can get you the help you need." — 2015, M.L. Brummett, Semper Fidelis:

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