megaport

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mega- +‎ port

Noun[edit]

megaport (plural megaports)

  1. An extremely large port, especially one that combines support for air, naval, and/or terrestrial travel.
    • 2001, Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, volume 127, page 64:
      Given the critical importance of megaports to sea transport, might we witness a rebirth of interest in sea-lane protection, a mission that has in recent years lost ground to the task of projecting naval power ashore?
    • 2012, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2013, page 193:
      They are all border crossings across our borders into the U.S. and I was thinking of these 650 border sites and 100 megaports.

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