portside

[ pawrt-sahyd, pohrt- ]
/ ˈpɔrtˌsaɪd, ˈpoʊrt- /
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adjective, adverb

on a waterfront or near a port.
Nautical. on the port side of a vessel.

Words nearby portside

portraitist, portraiture, portray, portrayal, portress, portside, portsmouth, portugal, portuguese, portuguese east africa, portuguese guinea

Words related to portside

near, port, south, larboard, sinister, sinistral

Example sentences from the Web for portside

  • The note was addressed to one Captain Harris, at a tavern on the portside.

    The Master of Ballantrae |Robert Louis Stevenson

  • In every round little window gleamed a face,—for a moment only along the portside.

    West Wind Drift |George Barr McCutcheon

  • Instead he ran the other way, through the portside door of the library.

    Brigands of the Moon |Ray Cummings