Example sentences for: ports

How can you use “ports” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • As for cat holes , they were two small holes cut into the stern above the gun ports on a sailing man o' war, on the same level as the capstan, and used for leading a stern hawser to the capstan when required to secure the ship astern.

  • The Izu Peninsula is blessed with a sunny climate, fine beaches, picturesque little fishing ports, and — perhaps more to the point — some of the country’s best hot springs resorts.

  • The full incorporation of Spain into the European Economic Community in 1990 brought the end of the duty-free ports status, but saw certain special allowances for the Canary Islands with respect to agriculture, fishing and taxes.

  • Proudly emblazoned with the Lion of St. Mark, the ports and fortifications of Iráklion (called Candia under Venetian rule, as was the whole of Crete), Chaniá, and Réthymnon bear witness to the Venetians’ ambitious public building program.

  • Among Kaahumanu’s many reforms was the banning of prostitution, a ruling which led to pitched battles in whaling ports such as Lahaina.


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