: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
Examples of seaport in a Sentence
Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to the Asian Development Bank, the number of Chinese container trains passing through the Middle Corridor has expanded by a factor of 33 from 2023 to 2024, while freight volumes handled by Azerbaijan’s and Kazakhstan’s Caspian seaports grew by 21 percent.
—
Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
These yards host excess containers that are transported to and from Bangladesh’s largest seaport, Chattogram.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
The county’s budget, including the airport and seaport, is almost $9 billion.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
The airport and seaport receive lots of perishables.
—Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for seaport
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
These yards host excess containers that are transported to and from Bangladesh’s largest seaport, Chattogram.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025
The county’s budget, including the airport and seaport, is almost $9 billion.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2025
The airport and seaport receive lots of perishables.
—Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for seaport
Cite this Entry
“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share