: 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
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The Nomadic Spirit While Paris remains his emotional home port, DJ Snake sees himself first and foremost as a citizen of the world.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 10 May 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
Meanwhile, the George Washington is scheduled to arrive at its home port at Yokosuka naval base in Japan on Wednesday morning, local time, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
The Nomadic Spirit While Paris remains his emotional home port, DJ Snake sees himself first and foremost as a citizen of the world.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 10 May 2025
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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