Seaport Meaning
/sˈiˌpɔrt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA town or harbour with facilities for seagoing ships to dock and take on or discharge cargo.
Sentence Examples
The Port of Gdansk is Poland's biggest seaport.
El Hamdania will be Algeria's largest seaport.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The city's largest ____ handled millions of tons of cargo each year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The historic ____ had been a major trading hub for centuries before the railway arrived.
Word Origin & History
From sea + port.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"For many years, Oslo had no railway communication with Bergen and Stavanger, the principal seaports on the south-west coast."
— 1956 April, H. A. Vallance, “To Oslo via Stavanger”, in Railway Magazine, page 213:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The city's largest ____ handled millions of tons of cargo each year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The historic ____ had been a major trading hub for centuries before the railway arrived.