wikipedia|dab=port (disambiguation)|port
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/p�:t/
audio|en-us-port.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t

Etymology 1
OE. port#Old English|port, from L. portus �port, harbor�.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
2. A town or city containing such a place.
3. nautical (uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel when one is facing the front.

Synonyms
(place where ships dock): harbour, haven
(town or city containing such a place): harbour city, harbour town
(left-hand side of a vessel): larboard, left

Antonyms
(right-hand side of a vessel): starboard

Translations
trans-top|a dock or harbour
Arabic: Arab|���اء IPAchar|(mīna�) m
Chinese: 港� (g�ngk�u)
Czech: p�ístav m
Dutch: haven#Dutch|haven f
Estonian: sadam
Finnish: satama
French: port m
German: Hafen m
Greek: λιμάνι n, λιμένα� m
Hungarian: kiköt�
Ido: portuo
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Italian: porto m
Japanese: 港�(���, minato)
Korean: �구 (港�, hanggu)
Malayalam: ത�റമ��� (thuRamukham)
Polish: port m
Portuguese: porto m
Russian: по�� (port) m
Spanish: puerto m
Swedish: hamn c
Telugu: �డర�వ� (ODaraevu)
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trans-top|town or city with a dock or harbour
Dutch: havenstad f
Finnish: satama, satamakaupunki
French: port m
German: Hafenstadt f
Greek: ����ο n
Hungarian: kiköt�város
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Ido: portuo
Italian: città portuale f
Polish: miasto portowe n
Spanish: puerto m
Swedish: hamnstad c
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trans-top|left-hand side of a vessel
Dutch: bakboord n
Finnish: paapuuri
French: bâbord m
German: Backbord n
Greek: α�ι��ε�ή �λε��ά f
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Italian: babordo m
Portuguese: bombordo m
Spanish: babor m
Swedish: babord c
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ttbc|Hawaiian: awa
ttbc|Indonesian: labuh|pelabuhan (1)
ttbc|Latin: portus m (1)
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ttbc|Malay: bandar (2)
ttbc|Maori: taunga tima, herenga, aka, poi, ama, mauī, p�ta

Adjective
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1. nautical Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel.

#:on the port side

Synonyms
larboard, left

Antonyms
starboard

Translations
trans-top|of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel
Dutch: bakboord-
French: du bâbord
Greek: α�ι��ε�� (aristeró) n
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Portuguese: portuário
Swedish: babord, babord-
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Etymology 2
From Latin porta �passage, gate�, reinforced in Middle English from Old French porte.

Noun
en-noun

1. (obsolete except in Scots) An entryway, gate, or portal.
2. A doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; a porthole.
3. curling (bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone to pass through
4. An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
5. computing A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred.
6. computing A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

Translations
entryway, portal<br>
:See portal

trans-top|opening in the side of a ship
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trans-top|opening where a connection is made
Finnish: liitin, portti (computers)
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Swedish: port#Swedish|port c
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trans-top|computing: logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred
Estonian: port
Finnish: portti
Greek: θ��α f, ��νδε�η f
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Swedish: port#Swedish|port c
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Etymology 3
Named from w:Oporto|Oporto, a city in Portugal from where the wines were shipped.

Noun
en-noun

1. A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal.

Synonyms
(type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal): porto, port wine

Translations
trans-top|type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal
Dutch: porto, port m
Estonian: portvein
Finnish: portviini
French: vin de Porto m
German: Portwein m
Greek: �ο��� n, οίνο� Πο��ογαλία� m
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Italian: porto m
Portuguese: vinho do Porto m
Spanish: vino de Oporto m
Swedish: portvin n
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Etymology 4
Abbreviation of portmanteau.

Noun
en-noun

1. AU (colloquial) A schoolbag or suitcase.

Etymology 5
From Old (and modern) French porter (verb), port#French|port (noun), from Latin portare �carry�.

Verb
en-verb

1. obsolete To carry, bear, or transport.<!--Whence "porter".-->
2. military To hold a weapon with both hands diagonally across the body
3. To transfer from one state to another.
4. computing To adapt a program so that it works on a different platform.

Translations
trans-top|Military use
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trans-top|to transfer from one state to another
Dutch: overdragen
Finnish: siirtää (1), kantaa (2)
French: porter
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Portuguese: portar
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trans-top|computing: to adapt a program so that it works on a different platform
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Swedish: portera, porta
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Derived terms
porter

Noun
en-noun

1. dated the way in which a person carries themselves; bearing
2. something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making
3. computing The act of adapting a program so that it works on a different platform from the one on which it originally worked.

Translations
trans-top|one�s bearing
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trans-top|something used to carry
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trans-top|computing: act of adapting a program so that it works on a different platform
Finnish: sovitus, sovittaminen, porttaaminen (informal), porttaus (informal)
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Swedish: portering c, portning c
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See also
w:port|Wikipedia article on ports (the places where ships dock)
w:port_wine|Wikipedia article on port, the wine
w:port_(computing)|Wikipedia article on ports in computing (for transfer of data)
w:porting|Wikipedia article on ports in computing (between platforms)

Category:Wines

Dutch

Noun
port n

1. postage

Noun
port m

1. port, port wine, porto

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/p��/
SAMPA|/pOR/

Noun
port m

1. port, harbour
2. port, harbour city
3. refuge
4. act of wearing, act of carrying (from the verb porter (to wear or carry)
5. transport
6. postage
7. stature, way of carrying oneself

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|port

1. gate
2. computing|lang=no A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred.
3. computing|lang=no A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

Old English

Etymology
Latin portus

Noun
port m or n

1. port

Category:Old English nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-port.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-reg-ar
infl|sv|noun|g=c

1. computing port (logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred)
2. entrance (into a building), gate, portal

See also
portvin
portvakt
portkod
porta

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