Kilo Lingo

/pɔːt/

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Coloured illustration of port
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Translation

A town or place by the sea where ships stop to load and unload.

Word origin

From Latin portus, meaning harbour.

Origin
Latin
Root
portus
English cognates
opportunity

Grammar

Gender
Pluralports

Examples

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A "port" is a place by the sea where ships stop.

Rotterdam busiest Europe.

"Ports" is the plural form.

fishing sunrise.

We say "leave port" and "in port" without "the" in sea language.

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This word is part of lesson 49.