aport

American  

[uh-pawrt, uh-pohrt] / əˈpɔrt, əˈpoʊrt /

adverb

Nautical.

1. on or toward the port side.

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aport British  

/ əˈpɔːt /

adverb

1. nautical on or towards the port side

   with the helm aport

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Etymology

Origin of aport

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

Example Sentences

The next day saw us completing our passage of Grenville Channel and turning hard aport into Verney Passage, then to starboard into Ursula Channel for a stop at the hot springs opposite Gribbell Island.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rang the bell to stop her, and then to go ahead, at the same time putting the helm hard aport.

From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Optic, Oliver

Ouillette saw there was only one way to save his boat and the lives she carried, and, putting the wheel hard aport, for the port chain held, he ran her on the rocks.

From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland

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

From Sea Warfare by Kipling, Rudyard

It was the habit of the Guard to go into action at arms aport.

From The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo by Brady, Cyrus Townsend