I. ˈpō(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə], -ȯ(ə)], usu ]d.+V\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, partly from Old English (from Latin portus passage, house door, port); partly from Old French, from Latin portus — more at ford
1.
a. : a place where ships may ride secure from storms : harbor , haven
wonder if so small a barque can … make the port — E.J.Schoettle
b.
(1) : refuge
(2) : destination , goal
2.
a. : a harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo : the starting point or the destination of a voyage : a place to or from which goods may be shipped
b. : the entire geographical harbor area of a place
the port of San Francisco
c. : airport
the port is free of obstructions — no mountains or tall buildings impede an approach or takeoff — Cornelius Ryan
3. : port of entry
Synonyms: see harbor
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. obsolete : to make port at
2. obsolete : to bring to port
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English port, porte, from Middle French porte gate, door, from Latin porta passage, gate; akin to Latin portus passage, port — more at ford
1. chiefly Scotland : gate , portal ; especially : a city gate
2. chiefly Scotland : a market for hiring of laborers usually held near the gate of a town
3. : an opening or passageway between two woods or stones or between a wood and the jack in lawn bowling or curling
4. : an upward curve or tongue groove in the mouthpiece of some bits to put pressure on the sensitive bars of a horse's mouth
5.
a. : an opening for intake or exhaust of air, gas, steam, water, or other fluid especially in a valve seat or valve face
b. : the area of opening in a cylinder face of a passageway for the working fluid in an engine
c. : any such passageway connecting the cylinder with the cylinder face or the latter with the exhaust
6.
a. : an opening in a ship's side to admit light or air or to load cargo : porthole
b. archaic : the shutter or cover for a porthole
7.
a. : an opening in the receiver of a firearm through which empty shells are ejected
b. : an opening in some repeating firearms through which cartridges are loaded into the magazine
8. : a hole or slit in an armored vehicle or fortification through which guns may be fired
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from porter to carry, bear
1. : the manner in which one bears himself : bearing , demeanor , mien
pride in their port , defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by — Oliver Goldsmith
2. archaic : manner or style of living : dignity , state
3. obsolete : the action of carrying mail or the fee for it : postage
4. : the position in which a military weapon is carried when ported
V. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French porter to carry, from Latin portare — more at fare
transitive verb
obsolete : carry , transport
intransitive verb
of a horse : to paw the bedding and strike the floor with the forefeet — often used with back
VI. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from port (I) or port (III) (porthole)
: the left side of a ship or airplane looking forward : larboard — opposed to starboard
VII. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to turn or put (a helm or rudder) to the left
VIII. adjective
: of, relating to, or situated to port
IX. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Oporto, O Porto (now Porto) city in Portugal
1. : a fortified sweet wine of rich taste and aroma from the valley of the Douro, Portugal — see ruby port , tawny port , vintage port , white port
2. : any of numerous wines originating in various parts of the world and resembling the port of Portugal in varying degrees
California port
3. : a very dark red that is slightly bluer than mulberry fruit
X. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Scottish Gaelic
chiefly Scotland : a tune or air especially on a bagpipe
XI. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
Australia : portmanteau
XII. abbreviation
1. portable
2. portfolio
3. portrait
XIII. noun
: a hardware interface (as a socket for a cable) by which a computer is connected to a peripheral device (as a printer or mouse) ; broadly : jack 2l(1)
XIV. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps from port (hardware interface — herein) (influence by portable and portability )
: to translate (a computer program) into a version for another computer or operating system
planned to port the program to other computers — John Markoff