: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
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From furniture to electronics, roughly $300 billion worth of goods pass through the sprawling seaport every year.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Among the seaports that thrived at the time was Trabzon.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty Images A dockworker strike at seaports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is expected to cause massive problems for global supply chains and the economy.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
On Sunday, Israel’s military said dozens of its aircraft bombed power plants in Yemen and a seaport at Hodeida in retaliation for a Houthi missile attack on Israel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Among the seaports that thrived at the time was Trabzon.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Giorgio Viera | Afp | Getty Images A dockworker strike at seaports along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts is expected to cause massive problems for global supply chains and the economy.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
On Sunday, Israel’s military said dozens of its aircraft bombed power plants in Yemen and a seaport at Hodeida in retaliation for a Houthi missile attack on Israel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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