ports
Where ships moor
Ports are openings where things pass through.
A port is a harbor town where ships load and unload cargo: The ship arrived at port.
In computing, a port is a socket where cables connect or a virtual endpoint for network traffic: USB port, port 443.
Port wine is a sweet fortified wine from Portugal.
To port software is to adapt it for a different system.
In nautical use, port is the left side of a vessel facing forward—opposite starboard.
Mooring structure at water's edge
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
anchorage · berth · jetty · waterfront · shipyard · mooring · breakwater · lighthouse
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- tariffTax on traded goods
duty · logistics · transit · commerce · entrepôt · bonded · containerization · transshipment
Device connection standard
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- EthernetWired network standard
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
- parallelEquidistant at all points
Thunderbolt · DisplayPort · VGA · SATA · input · output · socket · connector
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
marina · anchorage · berth · jetty · waterfront · shipyard · mooring · breakwater · lighthouse · harbormaster
cargo
Transported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
tariff · duty · logistics · transit · commerce · entrepôt · bonded · containerization · transshipment · manifest
USB
Device connection standard
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- EthernetWired network standard
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
parallel · Thunderbolt · DisplayPort · VGA · SATA · input · output · socket · connector · interface
starboard
Vessel's right-hand side
helm · bow · stern · deck · gangway · list · navigation · ship · vessel · captain
tawny
Warm brownish-yellow hue
decanter · cellar · aged · reserve · bodega · cask · bottle · sweet · crusted · Porto
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- Maritime Transportcargo ships, container ships, ferries, freighters, tankers
- long-distance tradeSilk Road, spice trade, imports, exports, shipping
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- water civilizationNile, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Tigris
portshinterlands
Remote inland areas
interior · backcountry · desert · mountains · heartland
- USB portComputer connection point
- free portCustoms-exempt harbor area
- portable toiletMovable self-contained latrine
- port of callScheduled ship stopover
- charging portElectronic device's power inlet
- portable radioMobile broadcast receiver
support, sport, report, port, airport, supporter, transport, import, passport