Collocations for port - noun
ADJECTIVE
bustling,
busy
major
coastal, foreign, home, sea
Channel, Gulf, etc.
cargo, coal (BrE), commercial, ferry, fishing
major
coastal, foreign, home, sea
Channel, Gulf, etc.
cargo, coal (BrE), commercial, ferry, fishing
PREPOSITION
in port
Bad weather kept the ship in port for three more days.
Bad weather kept the ship in port for three more days.
into port
She tried to steer the boat into port.
She tried to steer the boat into port.
PHRASES
a port of call
Our next port of call was Bermuda.
Our next port of call was Bermuda.
a port of entry
(= where people or goods can enter a country officially)
Foreign visitors are fingerprinted at the port of entry.
Foreign visitors are fingerprinted at the port of entry.