: 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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The government’s decision follows requests from textile mill owners who suggested yarn should be imported only via seaports.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
The New England seaport showcases its English colonial past with its quaint harbor, sea captains’ homes, and maritime festivals.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Making both lists – whether at the top 50 or top 100 level, whether recovering from a drop in trade or not – is a good measure of a strong year, given that there were more than 800 U.S. airport, seaports and border crossings that conducted trade in 2024.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Accordingly, maps of urban projects, airports and seaports overlay the cartographic contours of Gaza; and a Gaza-West Bank corridor, which would be sealed for Israeli security, could connect the two geographically separate Palestinian territories.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
The New England seaport showcases its English colonial past with its quaint harbor, sea captains’ homes, and maritime festivals.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Making both lists – whether at the top 50 or top 100 level, whether recovering from a drop in trade or not – is a good measure of a strong year, given that there were more than 800 U.S. airport, seaports and border crossings that conducted trade in 2024.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Accordingly, maps of urban projects, airports and seaports overlay the cartographic contours of Gaza; and a Gaza-West Bank corridor, which would be sealed for Israeli security, could connect the two geographically separate Palestinian territories.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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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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