Port

Meaning

Noun

●

In Ports and harbours & Bodies of water:

A place on the

at which

can

, or

to

and

or passengers.

●

In Bodies of water:

A

or

such a place, a

.

●

In Aviation & Nautical:

The

of a

, including

, when one is

the front. Used to

to

to the

structure,

to a person or

on board.

●

In Rowing:

A

that

with an

on the

side.

●

In Scottish English:

An

or gate.

●

An

or

in the

of a

, especially for

or

; an

through which a

may be

; a porthole.

●

In Medicine:

A small

the

,

to a

by a

, and used to

or to

samples.

●

In Bowls (game) & Curling:

A

between two

enough for a

or

to

through.

●

An

where a

(such as a

) is made.

●

In Computing:

A

or physical

in and from which

are

. Computer

(hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

●

In Computing:

A

of an

, into which a cable's

can be inserted.

●

Something used to

a

, especially a

for

in candle-making.

●

The

in which a person

himself;

;

;

. See also portance.

●

In Military:

The

of a

when

; a

by

the

across the front of the body, with the

the small of the

and the

upward and

the point of the

shoulder.

●

In Computing:

A

that has been

,

, or

so that it

a different

from

for which it was

; the

of this adapting.

●

In Computing:

A set of

used to

and

a

from the

of an application.

●

A type of very

, mostly

,

made in Portugal.

●

In Australian English:

A

or schoolbag.

●

The

of a model or artist.

Adj

●

In Nautical:

Of or

to

, the

of a

when

the bow.

Verb

●

In Nautical:

To

or

the

or

of a

; said of the helm.

●

To

,

, or

. See porter.

●

In Military:

To

or

(a

)

with both hands

so that it

across the front of the body, with the

or

part

the

and the

the small of the

; or, to

(the

) into this

on command.

●

In Computing & Video games:

To

,

, or create a new

of, a

so that it

a different

. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

●

In Telephony:

To

or

(an

telephone number

) from one

service provider

to another.

●

In American English, Government & Law:

To

a

or

from one

to another.

Name

●

Archaic form of Porto (A

in Portugal)

●

A surname.

●

University of Portsmouth, used especially

post-nominal letters

as a graduate.

●

Short for Port Macquarie.

●

Abbreviation of Public Order Response Team.

Sourced from

Origin

port

English

Porto

Portuguese

port

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

portus

Latin

porta

Latin

porter

French

portare

Latin

porto

Latin

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