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
Additionally, in December 2025, Disney Cruise Line will launch the Disney Adventure, a new mega-ship that will homeport in Singapore. Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025 The second new Disney Cruise Line ship to debut in 2025 will be the Disney Adventure, which will homeport in Singapore. Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Carnival Celebration ship, which holds as many as 5,200 passengers, called PortMiami its home port, and sailed to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. Vinod Sreeharsha september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 Regarding their home ports, the SSGN and SSBN fleets are based on either the East Coast or the West Coast. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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