: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
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Facial biometrics are now in use in all of the entry points at the country’s 55 international airports, 39 seaports and all the pedestrians lanes into the country.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The gangs have managed to develop a network of supply lines stretching beyond the country’s seaports to other entry points and regions of Haiti.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Drayage refers to the first leg of the supply chain—the trucking companies that move containers to and from seaports and railyards.
—Toni Pisano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
On the April 2023 day the Fort Lauderdale area began cleaning up from historic flooding — and the airport and seaport hobbled by floodwaters — DeSantis was at political events in Ohio.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
The gangs have managed to develop a network of supply lines stretching beyond the country’s seaports to other entry points and regions of Haiti.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Drayage refers to the first leg of the supply chain—the trucking companies that move containers to and from seaports and railyards.
—Toni Pisano, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
On the April 2023 day the Fort Lauderdale area began cleaning up from historic flooding — and the airport and seaport hobbled by floodwaters — DeSantis was at political events in Ohio.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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