"homeport" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homeports [plural], home port [alternative]
Etymology: From 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

Verb

Forms: homeports [present, singular, third-person], homeporting [participle, present], homeported [participle, past], homeported [past], home port [alternative]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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