PORT OF CALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does port of call mean? 

• PORT OF CALL (noun)
  The noun PORT OF CALL has 1 sense:

1. any port where a ship stops except its home port

  Familiarity information: PORT OF CALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PORT OF CALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any port where a ship stops except its home port

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("port of call" is a kind of...):

harbor; harbour; haven; seaport (a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)