| Acapulco |
a port city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico, known for its resorts and water sports. |
| aport |
on or toward the left or port side of a vessel. |
| bill of health |
a certificate given to a ship captain in one port, stating whether there is any infectious disease in the port or aboard the ship at the time of departure, to be shown on entering the next port. |
| boat train |
a passenger train whose route runs between a city or other terminus and a ship's port. |
| Bordeaux |
a port city in southwestern France. [1/2 definitions] |
| customhouse |
a government office or building, usu. at a seaport, where customs on imports are collected and ships are cleared to enter or leave port. |
| Da Nang |
a port city in central Vietnam on the China Sea, site of an important U.S. military base during the Vietnam War. |
| free port |
a port that is open to all ships. [2 definitions] |
| free zone |
a port or area of a city in which goods may be stored and reshipped to another country without customs duties. |
| Haiti |
a country on an island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti. Haiti shares the island with the Dominican Republic. |
| haven |
the place where a ship anchors; harbor or port. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hôi An |
a small coastal town and historical trading port in central Vietnam, also known as Ancient City. |
| home port |
the location of a vessel between trips or during maintenance servicing, or its port of registration. [2 definitions] |
| homeporting |
the practice of establishing, in port cities, home ports for warships, esp. those carrying nuclear weapons. |
| larboard |
the left-hand side of a ship as one faces the bow; port. [2 definitions] |
| lingua franca |
a hybrid language made up of elements of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, spoken in certain Mediterranean port areas. [1/2 definitions] |
| Mauritius |
an island country in the Indian Ocean lying to the east of Madagascar. The capital of Mauritius is Port Louis. |
| Odessa |
port city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea. |
| Osaka |
a large port city in southern Honshu, Japan. |
| Papua New Guinea |
a country on the eastern part of the island of New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea. |
| port1 |
a point at which people and goods can pass through customs and enter a country; port of entry. [1/4 definitions] |