Collocations for "port"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "port" in context.
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port
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the ship is still (docked) in port
- a [busy, bustling, popular] port
- a shipping port
- the [country's, state's] largest port
- the port is primarily used for
- the port of [Seattle]
- has permission to enter the port
- pulled [into, out of] the port
- works at the port
- is unloading at the port
- snuck in through the port
- made port in [San Francisco]
- his port of entry
- [a USB, an HDMI, a serial] port
- the [computer, laptop, TV] has [three] [USB] ports
- unplug it from the [USB] port
- plug it into the [USB] port
- is plugged into the [USB] port
- [hook up, connect] the printer to the [USB] port
- [drink, have, pour] some [port]
- [lentils, beef, pork] cooked in port
- idiom: any port in a storm
- the port authority
- [seized, rejected, questioned, discovered] by the port authority
- port [moorings, fees, maintenance, cleaning]
- a port [town, city]
- port [hubs, forwarding, management, facilities]
- [upgrade, improve, renovate] port facilities
- the port authority
- [seized, rejected, questioned, discovered] by the port authority
- port [moorings, fees, maintenance, cleaning]
- a port [town, city]
- port [hubs, forwarding, management, facilities]
- [upgrade, improve, renovate] port facilities
'port' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):