home port
Americannoun
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the port where a ship is registered.
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the port out of which a ship is operated but not necessarily registered.
Etymology
Origin of home port
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The submarine went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Then it went back to its home port and reloaded for its third and final voyage of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
In 1919, Long Beach became the home port for the nation’s Pacific fleet of battleships, and in time, more ships followed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
The ship’s home port is in Gaeta, Italy, near the Naples headquarters of the 6th Fleet, which focuses on naval activity in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2023
He was past everything now and he sailed the skiff to make his home port as well and as intelligently as he could.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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