home port

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hohm pawrt, pohrt]
- /hoʊm pɔrt, poʊrt/
- /həʊm pɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hohm pawrt, pohrt]
- /hoʊm pɔrt, poʊrt/

Definitions of home port words

noun home port the port where a ship is registered. 1
noun home port the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered. 1
noun home port the port where a ship is based 0
noun home port the port where a military, commercial, or cruise vessel is docked between trips or for seasonal stopovers or repairs 0
noun home port the port where a retired ship is permanently stationed 0

See all 5 definitions of home port

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Origin of home port

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Home port

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Home port

home port popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for home port

noun home port

harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
port — located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
seaport — a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.

All 3 Synonyms of home port