"half-port" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-ports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-port (plural half-ports)
  1. (nautical) one half of a two-part shutter used to close a porthole. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-half-port-en-noun-gQWY7nEm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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