port
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(verb) carry diagonally across the body; "port a canoe"; "port a rifle" |
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Related Words: carry, transport |
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(adjective) on the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft when facing forward; "the port side" |
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Synonyms: larboard, left |
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Antonyms: starboard |
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(noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through |
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Synonyms: embrasure, porthole |
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Related Words: opening |
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(noun) sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal |
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Synonyms: port wine |
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Related Words: fortified wine |
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(noun) a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country |
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Related Words: Ayr, Pago Pago, Pango Pango, Valdez, entrepot, free port, geographic point, geographical point, harbor, harbour, haven, outport, point of entry, port of entry, seaport, transshipment center, treaty port |
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(noun) (computer science) hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) |
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Synonyms: interface |
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Related Words: SCSI, computer circuit, parallel interface, parallel port, serial port, small computer system interface |
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(noun) the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose |
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Synonyms: larboard |
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Related Words: side |
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