Seaport \Sea"port`\ (s[=e]"p[=o]rt`), n.
A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing
vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
seaport
n : a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
[syn: haven, harbor, harbour]
WordNet (r) 2.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "seaport":
anchorage, anchorage ground, basin, berth, breakwater, bulkhead,
dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, embankment, groin, harbor,
harborage, haven, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place,
landing stage, marina, mole, moorings, pier, port,
protected anchorage, quay, road, roads, roadstead, seawall,
shipyard, slip, wharf
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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