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 November 2025, Norwegian Gem will arrive in Jacksonville, Florida, marking the first time the cruise line will homeport in the city. Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025 Round-trip journeys will embark from Singapore, making the Disney Adventure the cruise line’s first ship to homeport in Asia. Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
According to satellite imagery, the Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, was spotted at its home port in Qingdao in the province of Shandong on Friday. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 In addition to the deployment of the third F-35B squadron, a laser-armed American destroyer, USS Preble, changed its home port to Japan last October. William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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