port

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/pɔːt/]

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1. port (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An entryway or gate.

Example: And whan he cam to the porte of the pavelon, Sir Palomydes seyde an hyghe, ‘Where art thou, Sir Trystram de Lyones?’

2. port (noun) — sense 2

Definition: 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.

Example: […] her ports being within sixteen inches of the water […]

3. port (noun) — sense 3

Definition: 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.

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