"port authority" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: port authorities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} port authority (plural port authorities)
  1. A public authority which operates a port or other transportation infrastructure. Wikipedia link: port authority Categories (topical): Government, Ports and harbours Translations (public authority): 港務局 (Chinese Mandarin), 港务局 (gǎngwùjú) (Chinese Mandarin), satama (Finnish), otoritas pelabuhan (Indonesian), penguatkuasa pelabuhan (Malay), pihak berkuasa pelabuhan (Malay), cảng vụ (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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