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  • 31port — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refuge, harbor, shelter, haven; opening, embrasure, porthole; appearance, bearing, deportment, demeanor; left, larboard (naut.). See arrival. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. lefthand, to the left, toward… …

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  • 32port — {{11}}port (1) harbor, O.E. port harbor, haven, reinforced by O.Fr. port, both O.E. and O.Fr. from L. portus port, harbor, originally entrance, passage, from PIE *prtu a going, a passage, from root *per to lead, pass over (Cf. Skt. parayati… …

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  • 33port — I. /pɔt / (say pawt) noun 1. a town or place where ships load or unload. 2. a place along the coast where ships may take refuge from storms. 3. Law any place where persons and merchandise are allowed to pass (by water, land, or air) into and out… …

  • 34watch — A timepiece carried on the person. A force of guards or watchmen on duty at one time. That part of the officers and crew of a vessel on duty at one time. R. H. Dana, in his Dictionary of Sea Terms defines the word as a certain portion of a ship s …

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  • 35Armed ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 36General ship — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 37hospital fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 38jail fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 39Port — Port, v. t. (Naut.) To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40putrid fever — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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