seaport
UK/'siːpɔːt/US/'si:pɒ:t/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A town or city with a harbor on the coast where ships dock for commercial trade.
海港；港口城市
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsea + port (harbor) = a harbor on the sea. The earliest in the «X-port» harbor family.
Root port still carries 95 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.major seaport主要海港
- 2.busy seaport繁忙的港口
- 3.seaport city港口城市
- 4.commercial seaport商业港口
Example Sentences
- 1.
Rotterdam is one of the largest seaports in the world.