Definition of "port" []

• A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships. (noun)
• A city or town on a waterway with such facilities. (noun)
• The waterfront district of a city. (noun)
• A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor. (noun)
• A port of entry. (noun)

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• "Sheridan for dinner, Colman for supper; Sheridan for claret or port, but Colman for every thing, from the madeira and champagne at dinner, the claret with a _layer_ of _port_ between the glasses, up to the punch of the night, and down to the grog, or gin and water, of daybreak; -- all these I have threaded with both the same."
• "Error in: echo "Attempting to connect to '$address' on port '$port' ...""
• "I do know you can set a specific port with the +port 12345 command where 12345 would be the desired port number."