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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Antonyms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Derived terms 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.4.2 Noun 1.4.2.1 Derived terms 1.4.2.2 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Synonyms 1.5.1.2 Translations 1.6 Etymology 5 1.6.1 Noun 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.2 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Noun 6 Old English 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 7 Polish 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Declension 7.1.2 Derived terms 8 Swedish 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun 8.3 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /poʊɹt/, /pɔːɹt/, /pɔːt/, SAMPA: /poUr\t/, /pO:r\t/, /pO:t/
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English port, from Latin portus (“‘port, harbour’”).

[edit] Noun

port (plural ports)

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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.

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• (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

[edit] Antonyms

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

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• airport, seaport, spaceport
• port authority, port of call, first port of call
• outport

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port (not comparable)

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

   on the port side

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• larboard, left

[edit] Antonyms

• starboard

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin porta (“‘passage, gate’”), reinforced in Middle English from Old French porte.

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port (plural ports)

1. (obsolete, except Scots) An entryway or gate; a portal.

   Him I accuse/The city ports by this hath enter'd — Shakespeare, Coriolanus (1623), V.vi.

   And from their ivory port the Cherubim,/Forth issuing at the accustomed hour, — Milton, Paradise Lost (1667), book IV

2. 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.

   ...her ports being within sixteen inches of the water... — Sir W. Raleigh

3. (curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl 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. Computer port (hardware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Computer port (hardware)
6. (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

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• porthole
• chase port
• sally port
• (computing): port forwarding, accelerated graphics port, serial port, USB port

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[edit] Etymology 3

From Old French porter < Latin portare (“‘carry’”). Akin to transport, portable.

[edit] Verb

to port (third-person singular simple present ports, present participle porting, simple past and past participle ported)

1. (obsolete) To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.

   They are easily ported by boat into other shires. — Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England

2. (military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.

   Port arms!

   ...the angelic squadron...began to hem him round with ported spears. — Milton, Paradise Lost (1667), book IV

3. (computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform; to adapt a console video game title to be sold and played on another brand of console. Porting (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Porting

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• porter
• portage
• port-o-john, port-o-potty

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[edit] Noun

port (plural ports)

1. Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
2. (dated) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.

   And of his port as meeke as is a mayde. — Chaucer, Canterbury Tales, line 69

   ..the necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port in the world. — Robert South

3. (military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
4. (computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.

   Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.

   The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover.

5. (computing) (FreeBSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.

[edit] Derived terms

• (military): at the high port

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[edit] Etymology 4

Named from Oporto, a city in Portugal from whence the wines were originally shipped.

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port (plural ports)

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1. A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

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• (fortified wine): porto, port wine

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[edit] Etymology 5

Abbreviation of portmanteau.

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port (plural ports)

1. (Australian, colloquial) A schoolbag or suitcase.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From late Old Norse port n., portr m., from Latin porta f..

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /port/, [pʰoɐ̯ˀd̥]

[edit] Noun

port c. (singular definite porten, plural indefinite porte)

1. gate
2. gateway

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port n.

1. postage

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port m.

1. port, port wine, porto

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /pɔʁ/, SAMPA: /pOR/

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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

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[edit] Norwegian

From late Old Norse port n., portr m., from Latin porta f..

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port m. (definite singular porten; indefinite plural porter; definite plural portene)

1. gate
2. (computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred.
3. (computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Latin portus

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port m. and n.

1. port

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

port m.

1. port, harbour (area for ships)
2. port, a town or city containing such a place

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	port	porty
Genitive	portu	portów
Dative	portowi	portom
Accusative	port	porty
Instrumental	portem	portami
Locative	porcie	portach
Vocative	porcie	porty

[edit] Derived terms

• portowy

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[edit] Swedish

From late Old Norse port n., portr m., from Latin porta f..

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Inflection for port	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	port	porten	portar	portarna
Genitive	ports	portens	portars	portarnas

port c.

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

[edit] See also

• portvin
• portvakt
• portkod
• porta