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port

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  1. larboard               2. starboard             
 
1. port \'po-(*)rt, 'po.(*)rt\ n [ME, fr. OE & OF, fr. L portus - more at 
   FORD] 1: a place where ships may ride secure from storms : HAVEN  2a: a 
   harbor town or city where ships may take on or discharge cargo  2b: AIRPORT 
    3: PORT OF ENTRY 
2. port n [ME porte, fr. MF, gate, door, fr. L porta passage, gate; akin to 
   L] portus port chiefly Scot  1: GATE  2a: an opening for intake or exhaust 
   of a fluid esp. in a valve seat or val ve face 2b: the area of opening in a 
   cylinder face of a passageway for the working  fluid in an engine 2c: such 
   a passageway  3a: an opening in a ship's side to admit light or air or to 
   load cargo  archaic  3b: the cover for a porthole  4: a hole in an armored 
   vehicle or fortification through which guns may be  fired
3. port n [ME, fr. MF, fr. porter to carry] 1: the manner in which one 
   bears himself  archaic  2: STATE  3: the position in which a military 
   weapon is carried when ported 
4. port vt [MF porter to carry, fr. L portare - more at FARE] : to carry 
   (as a rifle) in a position sloping across the body from right  to leftport 
   n [prob. fr. 1port or 2port] : the left side of a ship or airplane looking 
   forward  - port aj
6. port vt : to turn or put (a helm or rudder) to the left 
7. port n [Oporto (now Porto), Portugal] : a fortified sweet wine of rich 
   taste and aroma