1. a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
2. a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms; harbor.
3. any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass, by water or land, into and out of a country and where customs officers are stationed to inspect or appraise imported goods.
4. a geographical area that forms a harbor: the largest port on the eastern seaboard.
5. an airport.

1. the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.

2. pertaining to or designating port.
3. located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.

4. to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.

1. any of a class of very sweet wines, mostly dark-red, originally from Portugal.

1. an opening in the side or other exterior part of a ship for admitting air and light or for taking on cargo.
2. an aperture in the surface of a cylinder, for the passage of steam, air, water, etc.
3. a small aperture in an armored vehicle, aircraft, or fortification through which a gun can be fired or a camera directed.
4. Computers.
• a physical connection in a computer to which a peripheral device or a transmission line from a remote terminal can be attached.
• a numerical code that identifies an origin or destination within an IP address:Routers can be configured to change ports within the local network.
5. the raised center portion on a bit for horses.
6. a gate or portal, as to a town or fortress.

1. to carry (a rifle or other weapon) with both hands, in a slanting direction across the front of the body, with the barrel or like part near the left shoulder.
2. to rewrite the source code of (a program) in a different programming language, or modify it to run on a different hardware platform or operating system (sometimes followed by over): The publisher is porting several classic games to next-generation consoles.Our test suite may be useful if you are modifying the compiler, or porting it to a new system.

3. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
4. a version of an existing program, such as a video game, written to run on a different platform or operating system.
5. manner of bearing oneself; carriage or deportment.

1. Portugal.
2. Portuguese.

1. a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships
2. See port of entry

1. Also called (formerly): larboard
• the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow
• (as modifier)

2. to turn or be turned towards the port

1. a sweet fortified dessert wine

1. nautical
• an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds
• See porthole (def. 1)
2. a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc, for firing through
3. an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc
4. a logic circuit for the input and ouput of data
5. a gate or portal in a town or fortress

1. to carry (a rifle, etc) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder

2. this position

1. to change (programs) from one system to another

1. (esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case

1. Portugal
2. Portuguese

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