port
Cross references:
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