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home port

also home·port (hōm′pôrt′)

1. The port in which a vessel is registered or permanently based.

2. The port from which a vessel primarily operates, regardless of its registry.

tr.v. home port·ed, home port·ing, home ports also home·port·ed or home·port·ing or home·ports

To base (a ship) permanently in a given port.

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home port

homeport

(Nautical Terms) nautical the port where a ship is based

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home port - the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered

port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

Translations

fianco sinistro porto porto d'immatricolazione

home port

n (Naut) → porto d'origine

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The authority said homeporting will also deliver greater knock-on benefits to the local economy with more returns from pre and post accommodation bookings, longer lengths of visitor stay and vessel provisioning.