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aport

[ uh-pawrt, uh-pohrt ]

adverb

, Nautical.
  1. on or toward the port side.


aport

/ əˈpɔːt /

adverb

  1. nautical on or towards the port side

    with the helm aport

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aport1

First recorded in 1620–30; a- 1 + port 2
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Example Sentences

I ran the match along close to the ceiling and came upon a rusty hook a little aport of the centre.

Tout a fleure ynsi que je me volois mettre o lit est arriv Laval qui m'a aport la sertenet du lvement du siege.

I therefore put my helm hard aport and the two ships met and rammed each other, port bow to port bow.

But put the helm aport, her head will fall off, she will shoot over to the left bank, and remain there.

In the desperate hope of warding off defeat, Captain Garden now ordered his helm aport and directed that boarders be called.

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