port of call

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noun

a port visited briefly by a ship, usually to take on or discharge passengers and cargo or to undergo repairs.

Origin of port of call

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby port of call

port lyautey, port moody, port moresby, port neches, port nicholson, port of call, port of entry, port of spain, port orange, port orford cedar, port phillip bay

Words related to port of call

harbor, port, seaport

Example sentences from the Web for port of call

  • That was a new port to me, and it wasn't a port-of-call at all till the English took it.

    The Belted Seas |Arthur Colton

  • Despite her wealth Eloise was no different from the port-of-call girls.

    The Lani People |J. F. Bone

British Dictionary definitions for port of call

port of call

noun

any port where a ship stops, excluding its home port
any place visited on a traveller's itinerary