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