: 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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These are trucking firms that haul shipments to and from seaports and railyards—a sector known as drayage.
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Nearly a third of the trade that passes through America’s seaports is shipped through San Pedro Bay, where ports employ 186,000 people.
—Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
With the transshipment facility in place, exporters could use India’s land customs stations before the cargo was moved through India’s seaports and airports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025
Samoa, right by American Samoa, has also received Chinese airport, seaport and information technology projects.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Nearly a third of the trade that passes through America’s seaports is shipped through San Pedro Bay, where ports employ 186,000 people.
—Ali Martin, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
With the transshipment facility in place, exporters could use India’s land customs stations before the cargo was moved through India’s seaports and airports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 Apr. 2025
Samoa, right by American Samoa, has also received Chinese airport, seaport and information technology projects.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seaport
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 19 May. 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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