noun

1. a harbor
2. a city or town with a harbor where ships can load and unload cargo
3. port of entry

Etymology: ME < OFr & OE < L portus, haven, entrance: see ford

noun

Etymology: after Oporto, city in Portugal

transitive verb

1. Now Rare to carry
2. to carry, hold, or place (a rifle or sword) in front of one, diagonally upward from right to left, as for inspection

Etymology: MFr porter < L portare, to carry: see fare

noun

1. the manner in which one carries oneself; carriage
2. the position of a ported weapon

Etymology: ME porte < MFr < the v.

noun

Etymology: < port: so named because the side toward the port (dock), since the steering oar (see starboard) prevented docking to the right

adjective

1. of or on this side
2. designating a sailing tack on which the wind passes over the port side

transitive verb, intransitive verb

noun

1. Now Scot. a portal; gateway, esp. to a town or city
2. 1. porthole
   2. a porthole covering
3. an opening, as in a cylinder face or valve face, for the passage of steam, gas, water, etc.
4. 1. Electronics a place at which energy or signals enter or leave a device, circuit, etc.
   2. Comput. the circuit, outlet, etc. which serves as a connection between a computer and its peripheral

Etymology: ME < OFr porte < L porta, door, akin to portus: see port

1. Portugal
2. Portuguese