port
1 (pôrt, pōrt)
[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin portus.]
noun
- A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
- A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
- The waterfront district of a city.
- A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
- A port of entry.
port
2 (pôrt, pōrt)
[Probably from port side, from port1.]
noun
- The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard
adjective
- Of, relating to, or on the port.
tr. & intr.v.: port·ed, port·ing, ports.
- To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side: port the helm; ported sharply to avoid a shoal.
port
3 (pôrt, pōrt)
[Middle English, gate, porthole, from Old French porte, gate, from Latin porta.]
noun
- Nautical
- An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
- A porthole.
- Archaic A cover for a porthole.
- An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
- A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
- An entrance to or exit from a data network.
- A connection point for a peripheral device.
- Scots A gateway or portal, as to a town.
transitive verb: port·ed, port·ing, ports.
- Computer Science To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.
port
4,
also Port
(pôrt, pōrt)
[After Oporto.]
noun
- A rich sweet fortified wine.
port
5 (pôrt, pōrt)
[French porter, to carry, from Old French, from Latin portāre, N., Middle English porte, from Old French port, from porter, to carry.]
transitive verb: port·ed, port·ing, ports.
- To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.
noun
- The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
- The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.
