Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 14 v.10
Main Definitions
- harbour |UK| harbor |US| |n| a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.
- “They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour.”
- marina |n| a harbour where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea.
- “They are building a new 220-berth marina.”
- “The apartments have a private marina.”
- port 1 |n| a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms.
- “The ship spent four days in port.”
- port 2 |n| a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded.
- “A busy port.”
- “We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port.”
Kinds of Ports
- container port |n| a port for ships carrying large containers.
- “Hamburg is one of Europe’s main container ports”
- “The town is Iceland’s biggest fishing port.”
- ferry port |n| a port for boats carrying people or goods across a narrow area or water.
- “The ferry was about to leave port.”
- port of call |n| a place where a ship or person stops on a journey.
- “Our next port of call was Bermuda.”
- port of entry |n| a place where people or goods can enter a country.
- “Foreign visitors are fingerprinted at the port of entry.”
- port town |n| a town by the sea or by a river which has a harbor/harbour itself.
- port city |n| a city, where ships load or unload.
- “The captain ported the ship at night.”
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The Breakwaters
- breakwater |n| a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves.
- dock |n| a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired.
- “A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.”
- “The ship was in dock for repairs.”
- jetty |n| a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats.
- “The house has a private jetty.”
- mooring |n| the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea.
- “Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.”
- pier |n| a structure that is build over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it.
- “The yacht was moored at a pier.”
- wharf |n| a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
- “The big ship wharfed in the evening.”
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Port Structures
- beacon |n| a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
- lighthouse |n| a tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn ships at sea.
- boatyard |n| a place where boats are built or maintained or stored.
- dockyard |n| an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired.
- shipyard |n| a place where ships are built or repaired.
More Related
- sea |n| the continuous body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface, especially this body regarded as a geophysical entity distinct from earth and sky.
- river |n| a large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries.
- tide |n| the periodic variation in the surface level of the oceans and bays, gulfs, inlets, and estuaries, caused by gravitational attraction of the moon and sun,
- wave |n| a ridge or swell moving through or along the surface of a large body of water.
People
- dock worker |n| a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
- stevedore |n| one who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships.
- longshoreman |n| a dock worker who loads and unloads ships.
- fisherman |n| a person who catches fish for a living or for sport.
- harbour master |n| an official in charge of a harbour.
- pilot |n| a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters.
