port (ports plural )
1 n-count A port is a town by the sea or on a river, which has a harbour.
Port-Louis is an attractive little fishing port., ...the Mediterranean port of Marseilles.
2 n-count A port is a harbour area where ships load and unload goods or passengers.
oft N n
...the bridges which link the port area to the city centre.
3 n-count A port on a computer is a place where you can attach another piece of equipment, for example a printer. (COMPUTING)
4 adj In sailing, the port side of a ship is the left side when you are on it and facing towards the front. (TECHNICAL, Antonym: starboard)
Her official number is carved on the port side of the forecabin.
Port is also a noun., n-uncount usu to N (Antonym: starboard)
USS Ogden turned to port.
5 n-uncount Port is a type of strong, sweet red wine. He asked for a glass of port after dinner.
car port (car ports plural ), carport A car port is a shelter for cars which is attached to a house and consists of a flat roof supported on pillars. n-count
free port (free ports plural )A free port is a port or airport where goods can be brought in from foreign countries without payment of duty if they are going to be exported again. (BUSINESS) n-count
port of call (ports of call plural )
1 n-count A port of call is a place where a ship stops during a journey.
Their first port of call will be Cape Town.
2 n-count A port of call is any place where you stop for a short time when you are visiting several places, shops, or people.
INFORMAL The local tourist office should be your first port of call in any town.
serial port (serial ports plural )A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse. (COMPUTING) n-count