Ports

Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 14 v.10

     Main Definitions

1. 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.
2. “They sailed into Portsmouth Harbour.”
3. marina |n| a harbour where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea.
4. “They are building a new 220-berth marina.”
5. “The apartments have a private marina.”
6. port 1 |n| a place along a coast in which ships may take refuge from storms.
7. “The ship spent four days in port.”
8. port 2 |n| a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded.
9. “A busy port.”
10. “We’ll have two days ashore while the ship is in port.”

     Kinds of Ports

1. container port |n| a port for ships carrying large containers.
2. “Hamburg is one of Europe’s main container ports”
3. “The town is Iceland’s biggest fishing port.”
4. ferry port |n| a port for boats carrying people or goods across a narrow area or water.
5. “The ferry was about to leave port.”
6. port of call |n| a place where a ship or person stops on a journey.
7. “Our next port of call was Bermuda.”
8. port of entry |n| a place where people or goods can enter a country.
9. “Foreign visitors are fingerprinted at the port of entry.”
   
10. port town |n| a town by the sea or by a river which has a harbor/harbour itself.
11. port city |n| a city, where ships load or unload.
12. “The captain ported the ship at night.”

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     The Breakwaters

1. breakwater |n| a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves.
2. dock |n| a place in a port where ships are loaded, unloaded, or repaired.
3. “A crowd was waiting at the dock to greet them.”
4. “The ship was in dock for repairs.”
5. jetty |n| a wall or platform built out into the water, used for getting on and off boats.
6. “The house has a private jetty.”
7. mooring |n| the place where a ship or boat is fastened to the land or to the bottom of the sea.
8. “Tugs towed the boat away from its mooring at White Bay.”
9. 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.
10. “The yacht was moored at a pier.”
11. wharf |n| a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats.
12. “The big ship wharfed in the evening.”

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     Port Structures

1. beacon |n| a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
2. lighthouse |n| a tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn ships at sea.
3. boatyard |n| a place where boats are built or maintained or stored.
4. dockyard |n| an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired.
5. shipyard |n| a place where ships are built or repaired.

     More Related

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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,
4. wave |n| a ridge or swell moving through or along the surface of a large body of water.

     People

1. dock worker |n| a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.
2. stevedore |n| one who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships.
3. longshoreman |n| a dock worker who loads and unloads ships.
4. fisherman |n| a person who catches fish for a living or for sport.
5. harbour master |n| an official in charge of a harbour.
6. pilot |n| a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters.

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