port

1. (Abbr. Pt.)
   1. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
   2. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
   3. The waterfront district of a city.
2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
3. A port of entry.

[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin portus.]

The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.

Of, relating to, or on the port.

To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side: port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.

[Probably from port side, from PORT¹.]

1. Nautical.
   1. An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
   2. A porthole.
   3. Archaic. A cover for a porthole.
2. An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
3. A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
4. 1. An entrance to or exit from a data network.
   2. A connection point for a peripheral device.
5. Scots. A gateway or portal, as to a town.

Computer Science. To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.

[Middle English, gate, porthole, from Old French porte, gate, from Latin porta.]

To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.

1. The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
2. The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.

[French porter, to carry, from Old French, from Latin portāre. N., Middle English porte, from Old French port, from porter, to carry.]

noun

Behavior through which one reveals one's personality: address, air, bearing, demeanor, manner, mien, presence, style. See be, style/good style/bad style.

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Portekizce

Left, from the naval term. Originally larboard the term was changed in the late 18th Century to keep from confusing it with starboard, which means right. The port side of a ship will be illuminated with a red light.

For other uses, see Port (disambiguation).

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Seaport, a 17th Century depiction by Claude Lorrain, 1638

Major Ports

The Port of Dover, UK is the world's busiest passenger port.

The port of Piraeus in Greece

Valparaíso, Chile, the main port in that country

Port of Kobe, Japan at twilight

Port of Miami

Port Newark, seen across Newark Bay

A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake. Ports often have cargo-handling equipment such as cranes (operated by longshoremen) and forklifts for use in loading/unloading of ships, which may be provided by private interests or public bodies. Often, canneries or other processing facilities will be located near by. Harbour pilots and tugboats are often used to maneuver large ships in tight quarters as they approach and leave the docks. Ports which handle international traffic have customs facilities.

A prerequisite for a port is a harbor with water of sufficient depth to receive ships whose draft will allow passage into and out of the harbor.

Ports sometimes fall out of use. Rye, East Sussex was an important English port in the Middle Ages, but the coastline changed and it is now 2 miles (3.2 km) from the sea, while the ports of Ravenspurn and Dunwich have been lost to coastal erosion. Also in the United Kingdom, London, on the River Thames, and Manchester, on the Manchester Ship Canal, were once important international ports, but changes in shipping methods, such as the use of containers and larger ships, put them at a disadvantage.

Contents 1 Port types 2 See also 2.1 Water port topics 2.2 Other types of ports 2.3 Lists 3 External links

Port types

The terms "port" and "seaport" are used for ports that handle ocean-going vessels, and river port is used for river traffic, such as barges and other shallow draft vessels. Some ports on a lake, river, or canal have access to a sea or ocean, and are sometimes called "inland ports".

A fishing port is a type of port or harbor facility particularly suitable for landing and distributing fish.

Port can also be used to refer to the left side of a craft either an airplane or ship.

A "dry port" is a term sometimes used to describe a yard used to place containers or conventional bulk cargo, usually connected to a seaport by rail or road.

A warm water port is a port where the water does not freeze in winter. Because they are available year-round, warm water ports can be of great geopolitical or economic interest, with the ports of Saint Petersburg, Dalian, and Valdez being notable examples.

A seaport is further categorized as a "cruise port" or a "cargo port". Additionally, "cruise ports" are also known as a "home port" or a "port of call". The "cargo port" is also further categorized into a "bulk" or "break bulk port" or as a "container port".

A cruise home port is the port where the passengers board to start their cruise and also debark the cruise ships at the end of their cruise. It is also where the cruise ship's supplies are loaded for the cruise. this includes everything from the wate and fuels to fruits, vegetable, champagne, and any other supplies needed for the cruise. "Cruise home ports" are a very busy place during the day the cruise ship is in port as the passengers along with their baggage debark and the new passengers board the ship in addition to all the supplies. Currently, the Cruise Capital of the World is the Port of Miami closely followed behind by Port Everglades and the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A port of call is an intermediate stop for a ship on its sailing itinerary which may be half-a-dozen ports. At these ports a cargo ship may take on supplies or fuel as well as unloading and loading their cargo. But for a cruise ship, it is their premier stop where the cruise lines take their passengers to enjoy their vacation.

Cargo ports on the other hand are much more different than cruise ports. They are very different since each handles very different cargo which has to be loaded and unloaded by very different mechanical means. The port may handle one particular type of cargo or it may handle numerous cargoes such as grains, liquid fuels, liquid chemicals, wood, automobiles, etc. Such ports are known as the "bulk" or "break bulk ports". Those ports that handle containerized cargo are known as container ports. Most cargo ports handle all sorts of cargo but some ports are very specific as to what cargo they handle. Additionally, the individual cargo ports are divided into different operating terminals which handle the different cargoes and are operated by different companies also known as terminal operators or stevedores.

See also

Water port topics

• Bandar (Persian word for "port" or "haven")
• Dock (maritime)
• Harbour
• Marina - port for recreational boating
• Port operator
• Ship transport

Other types of ports

• Airport
• Spaceport

Lists

• List of seaports
• World's busiest port
• List of world's busiest transshipment ports
• List of world's busiest port regions
• List of busiest container ports

• Sea rescue organisations

External links

Look up port in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Port Industry Statistics, American Association of Port Authorities
• World Port Rankings 2006, by metric tons and by TEUs, American Association of Port Authorities (xls format, 26.5kb)
• Information on yachting facilities at 1,613 ports in 191 countries from Noonsite.com
• Social & Economic Benefits of PORTS from "NOAA Socioeconomics" website initiative
• World sea ports search
• PortCities UK

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - havneby

idioms:

• port of call    anløbshavn

2.
n. - bagbord
adj. - bagbords-
v. tr. - lægge roret bagbord
v. intr. - dreje til venstre

3.
n. - portvin

4.
n. - koøje

5.
v. tr. - holde geværet på skrå
n. - måden hvorpå et våben holdes

6.
n. - kuffert

Nederlands (Dutch)
port(wijn), haven, bakboord, havenstad, vliegveld, opening, in-/ uitlaatgat, patrijspoort, linksaf gaan, aanpassen van computerprogramma aan ander type computer

Français (French)
1.
n. - port, (Naut) escale

idioms:

• port of call    port d'attache

2.
n. - (Aviat, Naut) bâbord, (Mil, Naut) sabord
adj. - à bâbord, à sabord
v. tr. - tourner/changer à bâbord
v. intr. - tourner/changer à bâbord

3.
n. - porto (vin)

4.
n. - hublot

5.
v. tr. - porter une arme près du corps en diagonale
n. - port d'une arme en diagonale, port (de tête)

6.
n. - valise

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Hafen

idioms:

• port of call    Anlaufhafen

2.
n. - Backbord
adj. - backbord, Backbord...
v. - nach Backbord drehen

3.
n. - Portwein

4.
n. - Öffnung

5.
v. - nach Backbord drehen
n. - Portwein, Öffnung, Bullauge, Hafen, Backbord

6.
n. - Aktentasche

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμάνι, λιμένας, αριστερή πλευρά σκάφους ή αεροσκάφους, μπουκαπόρτα, (κρασί) πορτό, οίνος Πορτογαλίας, (Η/Υ) πύλη, θύρα, σύνδεση εισόδου/εξόδου, (μτφ.) καταφύγιο
v. - κρατώ (όπλο κλπ.) διαγώνια και αριστερά

idioms:

• port of call    (ναυτ.) λιμάνι προσέγγισης

Italiano (Italian)
porto, babordo, portare a tracolla

idioms:

• port of call    scalo, porto intermedio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - porto (m), vinho do porto (m), porte (m)
v. - aportar, portar

idioms:

• port of call    escala

Русский (Russian)
порт, портвейн, левый борт, нести

idioms:

• port of call    порт захода, пристанище

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - puerto

idioms:

• port of call    puerto de escala o de arribada

2.
n. - babor
adj. - a babor
v. tr. - virar a babor
v. intr. - virar a babor

3.
n. - vino de Oporto

4.
n. - ojo de buey, ventanilla de avión

5.
v. tr. - portar un arma en forma diagonal al cuerpo
n. - porte

6.
n. - valija, maleta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hamn, hamnstad, babord, (last)port, portvin
v. - lägga (roder) (sjö.), gå i färdigställning m gevär (mil.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 港, 机场, 航空站, 港市, 口岸, 避风港, 避难场所

idioms:

• port of call    停靠港

2. 左舷, 左舷的, 转向左, 转舵向左

3. 舷窗, 枪眼, 炮眼, 舱口, 汽门, 风门

4. 舷窗, 枪眼, 炮眼, 舱口, 汽门, 风门

5. 持, 握, 双手斜持, 姿势, 姿态, 意义, 涵义, 斜持枪姿势

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 舷窗, 槍眼, 炮眼, 艙口, 汽門, 風門

2.
n. - 港, 機場, 航空站, 港市, 口岸, 避風港, 避難場所

idioms:

• port of call    停靠港

3.
v. tr. - 持, 握, 雙手斜持
n. - 姿勢, 姿態, 意義, 涵義, 斜持槍姿勢

4.
n. - 左舷
adj. - 左舷的
v. tr. - 轉向左
v. intr. - 轉舵向左

5.
n. - 舷窗, 槍眼, 炮眼, 艙口, 汽門, 風門

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 항구 , 무역항, 항구도시

2.
n. - 좌현, 좌축
adj. - 좌현의
v. tr. - 진로를 왼쪽으로 잡다
v. intr. - 이물을 왼쪽으로 돌게 키를 잡다

3.
n. - 포트와인

4.
n. - (군함의) 포문, (상선의) 하역구

5.
v. tr. - 앞에 총을 하다
n. - 태도, 거동

6.
n. - 여행가방

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 港, 港町, 荷役口, 舷窓, 砲門, 左舷, 態度, 様子, ポルト, ポートワイン
v. - 控え銃にする, 左舷に向ける
adj. - 左舷の

idioms:

• port of call    寄港地

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرفأ, ميناء, ثغر (فعل) يحمل, يياسر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נמל, עיר-נמל, כניסה, חוף-מבטחים, שער בחומה, נמל-תעופה, שקע לחיבור ציוד היקפי למחשב‬
n. - ‮צלע שמאל של אוניה או מטוס‬
adj. - ‮של צד שמאל בוניה או בטוס‬
v. tr. - ‮הפנה (הספינה) שמאלה, העביר תוכנה ממערכת מחשב אחת לאחרת‬
v. intr. - ‮פנתה שמאלה (ספינה)‬
n. - ‮יין חזק, מתוק, אדום כהה (לעתים חום או לבן), חריף, פורטוגלי, יין פורט‬
n. - ‮אשנב, פתח הטענה (באוניה), חור-ירי, פתח בגליל למעבר אוויר, מים וכו', החלק המרכזי המורם של מתג לסוסים‬
v. tr. - ‮נשא נשק על גופו ב"הצלב"‬
n. - ‮אחיזה של רובה ב"הצלב"‬
n. - ‮מזוודה או תיק-נסיעות‬

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