Port vs Direction - What's the difference?
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A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
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(nautical, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Port does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the craft.
(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel.
(nautical, transitive, chiefly, imperative) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
An entryway or gate.
* 1485 , (Thomas Malory), Le Morte Darthur , Book X:
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.1:
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
(curling, bowls) A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
(computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred.
(computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
(obsolete) To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
(computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform.
(telephony) To carry or transfer an existing telephone number from one telephone service provider to another.
Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
(archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
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* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.iii:
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(military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
(computing, BSD) A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
(Australia, Queensland, northern New South Wales, colloquial) A schoolbag or suitcase.
* 2001 , Sally de Dear, The House on Pig Island ,
The action of directing; pointing (something) or looking towards.
* 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross),
Guidance, instruction.
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
(archaic) An address.
* 1796 , , (The Monk) , Folio Society 1985, p. 218:
The path or course of a given movement, or moving body; an indication of the point toward or from which an object is moving.
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* 1900 , , (The House Behind the Cedars) , Chapter I,
Port is a related term of direction.
As a proper noun port
is .As a noun direction is
the action of directing; pointing (something) or looking towards.port
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) port, from (etyl) (and thus distantly cognate with ford).Noun
(en noun)- peering in maps for ports and piers and roads
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port' does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the ' port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
Synonyms
* (place where ships dock) harbour, haven * (town or city containing such a place) harbour city, harbour town, port city * (left-hand side of a vessel) larboard, leftAntonyms
* (right-hand side of a vessel) starboardDerived terms
* airport, seaport, spaceport * port authority, port of call, first port of call * Newport * outportAdjective
(-)- on the port side
Synonyms
* larboard, leftAntonyms
* starboardVerb
(en verb)- Port your helm!
Etymology 2
From (etyl) , reinforced in (etyl), from (etyl) porte.Noun
(en noun)- And whan he cam to the porte of the pavelon, Sir Palomydes seyde an hyghe, ‘Where art thou, Sir Trystram de Lyones?’
- Long were it to describe the goodly frame, / And stately port of Castle Joyeous [...].
- Him I accuse/The city ports by this hath enter'd'' —
- And from their ivory port the Cherubim,/Forth issuing at the accustomed hour,'' —
- ...her ports being within sixteen inches of the water... —
Derived terms
* porthole * chase port * sally port * (computing) port forwarding, accelerated graphics port, serial port, USB portEtymology 3
From (etyl) porter, from (etyl) . Akin to transport, portable.Verb
(en verb)- They are easily ported by boat into other shires.'' — , ''The History of the Worthies of England
- Port arms!
- ...the angelic squadron...began to hem him round with ported spears.'' —
Derived terms
* porter * portage * port-o-john, port-o-potty * portlyNoun
(en noun)- And of his port as meeke as is a mayde.
- Those same with stately grace, and princely port / She taught to tread, when she her selfe would grace
- the necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port in the world
- Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.
- The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover.
Derived terms
* (military) at the high portEtymology 4
Named from (etyl) Oporto, a city in Portugal from whence the wines were originally shipped.Noun
(en noun) (Port wine)Synonyms
* (fortified wine) porto, port wineEtymology 5
Noun
(en noun)page 8,
- As they left the classroom, Jennifer pointed at the shelves lining the veranda. “Put your port in there.”
- “What?” asked Penny.
- “Your port - your school bag, silly. It goes in there.”
direction
English
(wikipedia direction)Noun
(en noun)Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction .
- Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction .
- Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction .