a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
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seaport
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Editorial note
Ghent was built as a seaport, now it's 50km inland.
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Quick take
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for seaport.
noun
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Example sentences
Ghent was built as a seaport, now it's 50km inland.
"So it's more up to date than the bitofnews summary that has "at least 32," and if I care where Riga is instead of reading "Riga, which is the biggest city in the Baltics and its biggest seaport" I can click the Riga link and see a map and photo and population etc.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use seaport in a sentence?
Ghent was built as a seaport, now it's 50km inland.
What does seaport mean?
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
What part of speech is seaport?
seaport is commonly used as noun.