port
/poɹt/ noun C2- 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.
- 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.
- A narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through.
- An opening where a connection (such as with a pipe) is made.
- An opening with a valve seat such that a valve can control the flow of fluid through the opening.
- A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
- A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.
Plural ports
From the library
“Now,” said the count, “what will you take—a glass of sherry, port, or Alicante?”
“As I was on my way here, a vessel was coming into port.”
Immediately, and according to custom, the ramparts of Fort Saint-Jean were covered with spectators; it is always an event at Marseilles for a ship to come into port, especially when this ship, like the Pharaon, has been built, rigged, and laden at the old Phocée docks, and belongs to an owner of the city.
However, those experienced in navigation saw plainly that if any accident had occurred, it was not to the vessel herself, for she bore down with all the evidence of being skilfully handled, the anchor a-cockbill, the jib-boom guys already eased off, and standing by the side of the pilot, who was steering the Pharaon towards the narrow entrance of the inner port, was a young man, who, with activity and vigilant eye, watched every motion of the ship, and repeated each direction of the pilot.
Other matches
- port A place on the coast at which ships can shelter... B1
- port To turn or put to the left or larboard side of ... C2
- port To carry, bear, bring, or transport. See porter. C2
- port The portfolio of a model or artist or investor. C2
- port A suitcase or schoolbag. C2
- port Something used to carry a thing, especially a f... C2
- port A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dar... C2
- port Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a... C2
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