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port5

Syllabification: (port)
Pronunciation: /pôrt/

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Definition of port

verb

  • 1 [with object] Computing transfer (software) from one system or machine to another:the software can be ported to an IBM RS/6000
  • 2 [with object often in imperative] Military carry (a rifle or other weapon) diagonally across and close to the body with the barrel or blade near the left shoulder:Detail! For inspection—port arms!

noun

  • 1 Military the position required by an order to port a rifle or other weapon:Parker had his rifle at the port
  • 2 literary a person’s carriage or bearing:she has the proud port of a princess
  • 3 Computing a transfer of software from one system or machine to another.

Phrases

at port arms

Military in the position adopted when given a command to port one’s weapon.

Origin:

Middle English (port5 (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French port 'bearing, gait', from the verb porter, from Latin portare 'carry'. The verb (from French porter) dates from the mid 16th century

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