"homeport" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: homeports [plural]
Etymology: home + port Etymology templates: {{compound|en|home|port}} home + port Head templates: {{en-noun}} homeport (plural homeports)
  1. The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered). Categories (topical): Ports and harbours
    Sense id: en-homeport-en-noun-~N52MJ0q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: home port

Verb [English]

Forms: homeports [present, singular, third-person], homeporting [participle, present], homeported [participle, past], homeported [past]
Etymology: home + port Etymology templates: {{compound|en|home|port}} home + port Head templates: {{en-verb}} homeport (third-person singular simple present homeports, present participle homeporting, simple past and past participle homeported)
  1. To assign a vessel a port to act as its home.
    Sense id: en-homeport-en-verb-v7cwQnEp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: home port

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