principal port

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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port
noun
uk
/pɔːt/us
/pɔːrt/
a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These will be the only agents of the system with more than oneprincipalport.
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Each agent has a distinguished port, called theprincipalport, where interaction can take place.
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Again, is it right to hand over a port to oneprincipalportuser?
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The city was the island'sprincipalportuntil 1974.
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Bastia is theprincipalportof the island and its principal commercial town, especially famous for its wines.
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It is the island'sprincipalportwith extensive docks.
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Principalportactivities include cruise shipping and the importation of containerised manufactured products, break bulk and vehicles.
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Banjul, theprincipalport, receives about 300 ships annually.
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The city is the country'sprincipalportand its financial and industrial hub.
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It is also theprincipalportof the country.
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Principalportactivities include grain, coal, steel and minerals, and vehicle imports.
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An active pair still consists of two agents connected by principal ports on both sides.
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Note that s agents have two principal ports oriented upwards, so that copying will not begin before an agent (the evaluation token) arrives from above.
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A vicious circle is a cyclic straight path that never crosses two principal ports in a row.
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There is no generally accepted definition of principal ports.
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It is located on one of the most important inland waterway systems in the country and it has good access to the principal ports.
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These were allocated to the deep sea fishermen at the principal ports.
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There are seven principal ports and a number of other ports.
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