: 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
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The Disney Treasure will sail seven-night itineraries in the Eastern and Western Caribbean from its home port of Port Canaveral, Florida.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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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
An open-source satellite image showed that a Chinese aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, was pierside at its home port on China's southern Hainan Island as of Sunday.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The Disney Treasure will sail seven-night itineraries in the Eastern and Western Caribbean from its home port of Port Canaveral, Florida.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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