homeport

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verb

home·​port ˈhōm-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce homeport (audio)
homeported; homeporting; homeports

transitive verb

: to provide with or assign to a home port

home port

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noun

: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented

Examples of homeport in a Sentence

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Verb
In the coming months, the U.S. Navy plans to homeport the USS Minnesota on Guam. IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2024 The line will homeport the MSC Poesia in the Pacific Northwest, marking its fifth U.S. homeport. David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
It was spotted over the Yellow Sea off the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the home port of China's first operational aircraft carrier, CNS Liaoning. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Symphony of the Seas’ home port in the winter is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for homeport 

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1940, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of homeport was in 1794

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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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