: the port from which a ship hails or from which it is documented
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Silversea is currently the only cruise line with ships that homeport in Puerto Williams during the Antarctica season.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The Lincoln's departure from the region back to its home port in San Diego, scheduled for mid-November, could remove up to 5,000 sailors from the Middle East.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Silversea is the only cruise line that homeports from Puerto Williams during the Antarctica season.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Silversea is currently the only cruise line with ships that homeport in Puerto Williams during the Antarctica season.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Noun
The Liaoning has returned to its home port in Qingdao in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, according to Newsweek's weekly update.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
The Lincoln's departure from the region back to its home port in San Diego, scheduled for mid-November, could remove up to 5,000 sailors from the Middle East.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Homeport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeport. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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