port - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • call: He is, however, probably not the first port of call for anyone running a small business.
  • registry: Originally intended for N.S.M. ' Oceaan ' she arrived at Birkenhead on 6th January 1977 with Amsterdam still showing as her port of registry.
  • entry: Temporary visitors entering the country are checked at ports of entry.
  • debarkation: US military or host nation administrative procedures may require the arriving units to in-process at the port of debarkation.

Converse of object

  • bustle: A hundred years ago Mousehole was a bustling port, crowded with local fishing boats, landing pilchards.
  • configure: On the down-side you can only configure ten ports for redirection, which is a little disappointing.

Adjective modifier

  • serial: The biggest drawback for me with a laptop was the number of serial ports.
  • parallel: In fact, the parallel port DAC driver does just that.
  • busy: The city of Izmir is the third largest in turkey and has a busy port on the Aegean Sea.
  • thriving: The town developed into a thriving port during the 18th century when the main activity was the shipping of locally produced coal.
  • infrared: Make the most of your infrared port - the 9210 can talk to almost anything, from desktops to camera to other PDAs.
  • picturesque: More about Scarborough The picturesque fishing port of Whitby is little changed since the days of its famous son, Captain Cook.

Modifies a noun

  • forwarding: For the technically inclined, this paper provides a brief technical overview of how SSH TCP port forwarding works at Internet nodes.
  • allen: Such as internet on each deal peace port allen by the development.

Noun used with modifier

  • ferry: We are only three minutes by car from the Holyhead ferry port or train station.
  • usb: Network card and USB cable ports are intended to accommodate a connection in only one direction and orientation.
  • TCP: The example assumes a server is listening on TCP port 2000 of the specified host.
  • fishing: To the east is Newlyn, the largest fishing port in the South West.
  • serial: Software installation is similar to modem software installation since the Duo and TA have a standard modem serial port and use standard modem commands.
  • exhaust: A new exhaust is also needed as the shaped and fittings of the exhaust port are totally different to standard.

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