HOMEPORT

Etymology

Noun

homeport (plural homeports)

The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).

Coordinate term: port of registry

Verb

homeport (third-person singular simple present homeports, present participle homeporting, simple past and past participle homeported)

To assign a vessel a port to act as its home.

Anagrams

• homopter

Source: Wiktionary



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