Homeport
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Homeport is a noun meaning The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
Meaning
The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
More Meanings
- To assign a vessel a port to act as its home.
Example Sentences
The good news from the Ad Hoc Committee for a Safe Boston Harbor is the Navy has decided not to homeport the Iowa Battleship Task Force, complete with sea-launch cruise nukes, in Boston Harbor. The bad news from the Committee is the Navy has offered Boston two frigates armed with tactical nuclear weapons as a "booby prize."
Word Forms
- homeports
- home port
- homeporting
- homeported
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include homestead, hithe, homestall, havenage, hometown, hometowner.
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