seaport
Americannoun
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a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
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a town or city at such a place.
noun
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a port or harbour accessible to seagoing vessels
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a town or city located at such a place
Etymology
Origin of seaport
Example Sentences
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Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, and Jebel Ali seaport also suffered damage as the unprecedented attacks hit some of the city's major landmarks and revenue-earners.
From Barron's
The new measures stipulate that drones may only enter through customs points at Bogota's international airport and the northern seaport of Cartagena.
From Barron's
He clears his throat and says, “We will try again tomorrow. And if there’s not enough room for all of us on the ship, I shall wait or find another seaport.”
From Literature
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
He writes about seaports, truckers, railroads, importers, exporters and the companies and people who keep goods moving.
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