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home port

/həʊm pɔːrt/

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/həʊm pɔːrt/B2formal
  • ruПорт, в котором судно официально зарегистрировано и базируется, или, в переносном смысле, место, где человек чувствует себя своим или куда возвращается.

The port where a ship is officially registered and based, or figuratively, a place where someone feels they belong or where they return to.

  1. Main port of a shipB2formal

    The port where a ship is registered and where it is based or returns to after voyages.

    ruПорт приписки

    • The ship's home port is Rotterdam.
    • After a long journey, the vessel returned to its home port.
    • Every commercial ship must have a designated home port.
  2. Figurative base or originC1informal

    A place or location that serves as a central base or origin for a person, group, or activity.

    ruРодная гавань

    • New York City is the home port for many international artists.
    • The company considers its home port to be Silicon Valley.
    • For the traveling musician, the tour bus becomes a home port.