Definition of "port"

port¹

/pɔɹt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural ports
1. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
  Quotations
  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, [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
2. A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
  Quotations
  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
3. (nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
4. (rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
adjective
not comparable
1. (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
verb
third-person singular simple present ports, present participle porting, simple past and past participle ported
1. (nautical, transitive, chiefly imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.

port²

/pɔɹt/

noun
plural ports
1. (now Scotland, historical) An entryway or gate.
  Quotations
  And whan he cam to the porte of the pavelon, Sir Palomydes seyde an hyghe, ‘Where art thou, Sir Trystram de Lyones?’
  1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, book X
  Long were it to describe the goodly frame, / And stately port of Castle Joyeous […] .
  1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1
  Him I accuse / The city ports by this hath enter'd
  1623, Shakespeare, Coriolanus, V.vi
  And from their ivory port the Cherubim, / Forth issuing at the accustomed hour
  1667, Milton, Paradise Lost, book IV
2. An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
  Quotations
  […] her ports being within sixteen inches of the water […]
  c. 1615, Sir W. Raleigh, A Discourse of the Invention of Ships, Anchors, Compass […]
3. (medicine) A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin, connected to a vein by a catheter, and used to inject drugs or to draw blood samples.
4. (curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
5. An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
6. (computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
7. (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

port³

/pɔɹt/

verb
third-person singular simple present ports, present participle porting, simple past and past participle ported
1. To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
  Quotations
  They are easily ported by boat into other shires.
  1662, Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England
2. (military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
  Quotations
  […] the angelic squadron...began to hem him round with ported spears.
  1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, book IV
3. (computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
4. (telephony, transitive) To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.
  Quotations
  If you submit a request to port a number, and you list the name on the account as Bob Smith, but your local carrier has the number listed under your wife's name Mary Mahoney, the porting request is rejected.
  2011, Stephen P. Olejniczak, Telecom For Dummies, page 131
5. (US, government and law) To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
noun
plural ports
1. Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
2. (archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
  Quotations
  And of his port as meeke as is a mayde.
  late 14th c., Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in Canterbury Tales, line 69
  Those same with stately grace, and princely port / She taught to tread, when she her selfe would grace […]
  1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iii
  the necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port in the world
  a. 1717 (date written), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)”, in Five Additional Volumes of Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], volumes (please specify |volume=VII to XI), London: […] Charles Bathurst, […], published 1744
  For the port, the voice, the smell, the hairdress, were seldom the same, from one day to the next, […]
  1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, Olympia Press
3. (military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
4. (computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
5. (computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.

port⁴

/pɔɹt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural ports
1. A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

port⁵

/pɔɹt/

noun
plural ports
1. (Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.
  Quotations
  No, she just paid up proper-like t' the end of the week, an' orf she went with 'er port, down t' the station, I suppose.
  1964, George Johnston, My Brother Jack
  As they left the classroom, Jennifer pointed at the shelves lining the veranda. “Put your port in there.”“What?” asked Penny.“Your port - your school bag, silly. It goes in there.”
  2001, Sally de Dear, The House on Pig Island‎, page 8
  How do you think the cane toads got into this pristine environment? Joseph Midnight brought them in his port from Townsville, smuggled them in, not that anyone was there to stop him.
  2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 53

port⁶

/pɔɹt/

noun
plural ports
1. (informal) The portfolio of a model or artist.
  Quotations
  This is a logical way to order your work, but use it only if you're confident the first piece in your port is a strong one. Also note that this style of arrangement works best if all the pieces are in the same category.
  2011, Debbie Rose Myers, The Graphic Designer's Guide to Portfolio Design, page 53

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