port

US: /ˈpɔɹt/
UK: /pˈɔːt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


port /pɔ:t/
  • danh từ
    • cảng
      • close port: cảng ở cửa sông
    • (nghĩa bóng) nơi ẩn náu; nơi tỵ nạn
    • danh từ
      • (Ê-cốt) cổng thành
      • (hàng hải) cửa tàu (để ra vào, bốc xếp hàng hoá...)
      • (hàng hải), (như) porthole
      • (kỹ thuật) lỗ thông hơi, thông gió, hút nước, tháo nước...)
      • đầu cong của hàm thiếc (ngựa)
      • danh từ
        • dáng, bộ dạng, tư thế
        • (quân sự) tư thế cầm chéo súng (để khám)
        • ngoại động từ
          • (quân sự) cầm chéo (súng, để khám)
            • port arms!: chuẩn bị khám súng!
        • danh từ
          • rượu pooctô, rượu vang đỏ ((cũng) port wine)
          • danh từ
            • (hàng hải) mạn trái (tàu)
              • to put the helm to port: quay bánh lái sang trái
            • (định ngữ) trái, bên trái
              • on the port bow: ở mạn trái đằng mũi
          • ngoại động từ
            • (hàng hải) quay (bánh lái...) sang trái
            • nội động từ
              • lái sang phía trái (tàu)

            Advanced English dictionary


            + noun
            1 [C] a town or city with a harbour, especially one where ships load and unload goods: fishing ports + Rotterdam is a major port.
            2 [C, U] (abbreviation Pt.) a place where ships load and unload goods or shelter from storms: a naval port + The ship spent four days in port. + They reached port at last. + port of entry (= a place where people or goods can enter a country)
            See also - AIRPORT, FREE PORT, HELIPORT, SEAPORT
            3 [U] a strong sweet wine, usually dark red, that is made in Portugal. It is usually drunk at the end of a meal.
            4 [C] a glass of port
            5 [U] the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when you are facing forward: the port side / engine
            Compare: STARBOARD
            Idioms: any port in a storm (saying) if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered

            Thesaurus dictionary


            n.
            harbour, haven, seaport; mooring, anchorage; refuge:
            We were bound east for the port of Cardiff.

            Collocation dictionary


            ADJ.

            bustling, busy | Channel, coastal, foreign, sea | cargo, coal, commercial, ferry, fishing

            VERB + PORT

            come into, reach
            The vessel reached port the next morning.
            | leave

            PORT + NOUN

            area | authority | facilities

            PREP.

            in ~
            Bad weather kept the ship in port for three more days.
            | into ~
            trying to steer the boat into port

            PHRASES

            a port of call
            Our next port of call was Piraeus.


            Concise English dictionary


            ports|ported|portingpɔrt /pɔːt
            noun
            +a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
            +sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
            +an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
            +the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
            +(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
            verb
            +transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports
            +put or turn on the left side, of a ship
            +bring to port
            +land at or reach a port
            +turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship
            +carry, bear, convey, or bring
            +carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons
            +drink port
            adj.
            +located on the left side of a ship or aircraft