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| port [ pawrt ] |
noun |
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left side on ship or plane: the left-hand side of a boat or airplane when facing forward
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adjective,
adverb |
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on left: on or to the left-hand side of boat or airplane when facing forward
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle port·ed, present participle port·ing, 3rd person present singular ports) |
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turn to port: to turn toward the port side, or make a ship do this
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| [Mid-16th century. Shortening of port side<port1, because the side that faced the pier and over which cargo was loaded] |
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