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first port of call en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage
   • After leaving from Southampton, our first port of call will be Gibraltar.
2. (idiomatic) The first place to go to start a process.
   • To find the meaning of a word, your first port of call should be a decent dictionary.
   • When you move to a new country, your first port of call is often the local police.

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