Porte

noun

ˈpȯrt 

: the government of the Ottoman empire

Examples of Porte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2019, a bomb weighing nearly a thousand pounds was found at a construction site at Porte de la Chapelle, near the Gare du Nord, causing temporary disruption to Eurostar trains and the evacuation of almost 2,000 people. —Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025

The shooting happened at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at a home in the Houston suburb of La Porte, KTRK reported. —Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025

This free seminar will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Pine Lake Conference Room at Northwest Health – La Porte, 1331 State St., La Porte. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025

Located in the 15th arrondissement and next to the Porte de Versailles Metro Station, the wine and spirits event has the advantage of associating with a city that is a vibrant international cultural center with ample restaurants and accommodation within a reasonable distance. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, short for Sublime Porte, literally, sublime gate; from the gate of the sultan's palace where justice was administered

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Porte

• bort
• corte
• court
• dort
• fort
• mort
• norte
• ort
• port
• quart
• short
• snort