Port (Adjective)
Meaning
Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The captain gave the order to alter course and steer towards the port side of the island.
- The plane's port engine sputtered and failed, causing the pilot to declare an emergency.
- As the ship docked, the port cargo hold was the first to be unloaded.
- The air traffic controller instructed the pilot to bank to the left and approach the port side of the runway.
- The captain ordered the crew to deploy the port lifeboat in preparation for emergency evacuation.