word-vault/dist/data/cards/po/port.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "port",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a town or city with a harbour, especially one where ships load and unload goods",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a container/fishing port"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rotterdam is a major port."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **port city** of Gdansk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Black Sea ports"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a port city/​town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the German port of Kiel"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bustling", "busy", "major"],
                "verb + port": ["come into", "enter", "reach"],
                "port + noun": ["area", "city", "town"],
                "preposition": ["in port", "into port"],
                "phrases": ["a port of call", "a port of entry"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place where ships load and unload goods or shelter from storms",
            "sensetop": "in/into port",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a naval port"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a container/ferry port"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship spent four days in port.",
                    "contextForm": "in/into port"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They reached port at last."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**port of entry** *(= a place where people or goods can enter a country)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the port authorities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She tried to steer the boat into port."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a spontaneous welcome for anyone who put into port on the island."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bustling", "busy", "major"],
                "verb + port": ["come into", "enter", "reach"],
                "port + noun": ["area", "city", "town"],
                "preposition": ["in port", "into port"],
                "phrases": ["a port of call", "a port of entry"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a strong sweet wine, usually dark red, that is made in Portugal. It is usually drunk at the end of a meal.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Drinks"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a glass of port",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when you are facing forward",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the port side"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Sports: water sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a place on a computer where you can attach another piece of equipment, often using a cable",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the modem port"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "if you are in great trouble, you take any help that is offered",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɔːt/",
                "audio": "po/port/port__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɔːrt/",
                "audio": "po/port/port__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 2 Old English, from Latin portus ‘haven, harbour’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French. noun senses 3 to 4 shortened form of Oporto, a major port in Portugal from which the wine is shipped. noun sense 5 mid 16th cent.: probably originally the side containing an entry port or facing the port (quayside) for loading. noun sense 6 Old English (in the sense ‘gateway’), from Latin porta ‘gate’; reinforced in Middle English by Old French porte. The later sense ‘opening in the side of a ship’ led to the general sense ‘opening’."
}