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Ported
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɪd/
To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
📖 Definitions of "Ported"
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To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
"Port your helm!"
- 1
To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
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To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
"Port arms!"
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To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting
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To carry or transfer an existing telephone number from one telephone service provider to another.
- 1
Having gates.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ported"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| portholenoun | (nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship. |
| larboardnoun | (archaic, nautical) The left side of a ship, looking from the stern forward to the bow; port side. |
| embrasurenoun | (architecture, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired. |
| leftnoun | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| interfacenoun | (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems. |
| port winenoun | A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal. |
| gated | Having a gate or other restricted access. |
| portalled | Alternative form of portaled (“furnished with a portal”). [Furnished with a portal.] |
| backgated | Equipped with a backgate |
| portaled | Furnished with a portal. |
| gateablenoun | (physics, of a circuit) Having a gate that may be externally controlled |
| portativenoun | (now chiefly historical) A portative organ. |
| wardedverb | Of a lock: fitted with wards. |
| allowedverb | Permitted, authorized. |
| patrollable | Capable of being patrolled. |
| permissioned | Having permission. |
| obtected | (zoology) Covered with a hard chitinous case, like the pupa of certain files. |
| carriageable | Passable by carriages. |
| bound | Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of). |
| barrablenoun | (law) Capable of being barred (prevented). |
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