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Noun seaport has 1 sense
- seaport(n = noun.location) harbor, harbour, haven - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo; Array has parts: dock, dockage, docking facility, landing, landing place, anchorage, anchorage ground
is a part of seafront
is a kind of port
has particulars: coaling station, port of call, caesarea, pearl harbor, boston harbor
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seaport, n.
A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town. [1913 Webster]
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seaport
anchorage, anchorage ground, basin, berth, breakwater, bulkhead, dock, dockage, dockyard, dry dock, embankment, groin, harbor, harborage, haven, jetty, jutty, landing, landing place, landing stage, marina, mole, moorings, pier, port, protected anchorage, quay, road, roads, roadstead, seawall, shipyard, slip, wharfROGET THESAURUS
seaport
Refuge
N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.
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