: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports in Puerto Williams.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Later this year, for example, the Disney Adventure will launch from its new home port in Singapore.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Verb
Most Americans will have to take a long flight to experience the 6,000-passenger Disney Adventure, which will be the cruise line’s first ship to homeport in Asia.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports in Puerto Williams.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
The 'Icon of the Seas' returned back to its home port in Miami, Florida after the two incidents occured this week.
—Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Later this year, for example, the Disney Adventure will launch from its new home port in Singapore.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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