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Port

a harbor, natural or artificial; recess, into which vessels can enter, and a haven; a sheltered inlet, cove, bay, or in which they can lie in safety from storms.

In law, a place appointed for the passage of travelers and merchandise into or out of the kingdom; a place frevessels for the purpose of loading or discharging cargo. chiefly in the mountainous districts of

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