homeport en · NOUN
Etymology
From home + port.
Meanings
- The port where a vessel is based (not necessarily the one where it is registered).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homeports | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| home port | alternative | lexicographic |
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
homeport en · VERB
Etymology
From home + port.
Meanings
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To assign a vessel a port to act as its home.
The good news from the Ad Hoc Committee for a Safe Boston Harbor is the Navy has decided not to homeport the Iowa Battleship Task Force, complete with sea-launch cruise nukes, in Boston Harbor. The bad news from the Committee is the Navy has offered Boston two frigates armed with tactical nuclear weapons as a "booby prize."
1983 August 20, Sue Hyde, “Boston Harbor Escapes Big Guns”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| homeports | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| homeported | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| homeported | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| homeporting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| home port | alternative | lexicographic |