container port

noun

kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌpȯrt

variants or less commonly containerport

: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo

Examples of container port in a Sentence

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Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty Images Key ports on Canada’s West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday. —

Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 Last-ditch talks with the UK government ensued and DP World revealed that the P&O investment to expand a London container port would go ahead. —

Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024 The Port of Los Angeles, America’s busiest container port, is both an economic engine and a source of significant environmental justice challenges for our community. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 The Port of Houston is the fifth-largest container port in the county and the largest on the Gulf Coast. —

Shafaq Patel, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for container port

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of container port was in 1970

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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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