port
IPA: pˈɔrt
noun
- A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
- A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
- (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.
- (rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
- (now Scotland, historical) An entryway or gate.
- 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.
- (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.
- (curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
- An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
- (computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
- Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
- (archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
- (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.
- (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.
- (computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
- A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
- (Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.
- (informal) The portfolio of a model or artist.
- A surname.
- (after a qualification) University of Portsmouth, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a graduate.
- Archaic form of Porto (A city in Portugal) [A city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal]
- (Australia, informal) Short for Port Macquarie. [A city in New South Wales, Australia.]
- (law enforcement in Australia) Abbreviation of Public Order Response Team.
verb
- (nautical, transitive, chiefly imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
- To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
- (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.
- (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
- (telephony, transitive) To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.
- (US, government and law) To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
adjective
- (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
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Examples of "port" in Sentences
- He undergirded his ship at the port.
- The ship settled near the port of Athenios.
- The oar ports are located below the row of gun ports.
- The ship settled to the bottom near the port of Athenios.
- The Port can accommodate the largest cruise ships in the world.
- Many of the emigrants left by ship from the port town of Hanko.
- In port, mattresses were stuffed into the holes of the ships sides.
- Three freelance artists drew the bulk of the ships and a few ports.
- Analysis revealed that the port side of the ship hit the seabed first.
- Error in: echo "Attempting to connect to '$address' on port '$port' ..."
- Port The name port was originally the English term for any Portuguese wine.
- The port of Pittsburgh is the second largest inland port in the United States.
- If you can find what the port setting is for that printer xxx. xxx.xxx.xxx: port#
- Word in port is that the galleon El Trinidad, fresh from New Spain, is awaiting repairs in a nearby harbor.
- I do know you can set a specific port with the +port 12345 command where 12345 would be the desired port number.
- The TCP and UDP protocols use ports to map incoming data to a particular process running on a computer. server P o r t Client TCP TCP or UDP port port port port app app app app port# data Data Packet
- Sheridan for dinner, Colman for supper; Sheridan for claret or port, but Colman for every thing, from the madeira and champagne at dinner, the claret with a _layer_ of _port_ between the glasses, up to the punch of the night, and down to the grog, or gin and water, of daybreak; -- all these I have threaded with both the same.