how to pronounce port

/ˈpɔːɹt/

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port is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of port in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and New Jersey the Port Authority is a …”

meaning of port

Port is a place where ships dock.

port frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word port occurs in english on average 15.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics port can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that port can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;