Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 95 compound words that contain ports. The most common are listed below. Open ports in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- serial portsplural of serial port: A serial communication physical interface through which data is transferred in or out one bit at a time.
- ports of callplural of port of call: Any port (except its home port) being visited by a ship, especially to load or unload cargo or passengers or to take on supplies.
- ports of entryplural of port of entry: A harbor, airport, or border crossing where goods or immigrants enter a country.
- free portsplural of free port: A port or other area with relaxed jurisdiction of customs, tax rule or related national regulations.
- static portsplural of static port: A port on the side or belly of an airplane, used to measure the ambient air pressure for determination of altitude.
- Cinque PortsA series of five historic coastal towns in Kent and Sussex; namely, Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich.
- treaty portsplural of treaty port: a port city that was opened to foreign trade, usually consequent to the ratification of an unequal treaty
- air-portsplural of air-port: An opening in the side of a ship to let in air and light.
- dry portsplural of dry port: an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport
- entry portsplural of entry port: A harbor, airport, or border crossing where goods or immigrants enter a country.
- game portsplural of game port: An I/O port, on earlier PCs, used for the attachment of a joystick or similar hardware
- half-portsplural of half-port: one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole.
- home portsplural of home port: The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
- school portsplural of school port: Synonym of portmanteau (“schoolbag”).
- secondary portsplural of secondary port: A port whose tidal predictions are not given directly in tide tables, and must be calculated based on the tidal curve of a standard port.
- standard portsplural of standard port: A port whose tidal predictions are given directly in tide tables
- USB portsplural of USB port: A socket on a personal computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged.
- vintage portsplural of vintage port: A style of port which uses the best grapes from a single vintage, and in which the wine is typically bottled unfiltered and aged for many years before drinking.
- parallel portsplural of parallel port: A physical interface capable of transmitting multiple bits of data simultaneously.
- container portsplural of container port: A port which specialises in handling the loading and unloading of shipping containers onto and from container ships.
- chase portsplural of chase port: A hole cut in the bow of a ship through which a chase gun could fire directly ahead.
- ruby portsplural of ruby port: A kind of fortified wine. The cheapest and most extensively produced type of port, with a rich claret colour.
- all-ports warningA form of all-points bulletin circulated to international ports so that a fleeing suspect can be identified and apprehended.
- sally portsplural of sally port: An opening into or entry to a fortification, usually arched, to enable a sally; a postern.
- warm-water portsplural of warm-water port: A port (maritime shipping facility) where the water remains free of ice year-round.
Compound words 95
- PortsmouthA city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
- supportsplural of support: To help keep from falling.
- airportsplural of airport: An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
- watersportsplural of watersport: Any sport played on or in water; such as swimming or water skiing.
- passportsplural of passport: An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
- transportsplural of transport: To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.
- paddlesportsplural of paddlesport: Any sport involving the propulsion of a watercraft by means of a paddle.
- purportsplural of purport: To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
- carportsplural of carport: A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
- snowsportsplural of snowsport: Any sport requiring snow, such as skiing or snowboarding.