busy port

collocation in English

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busy
adjective
uk
/ˈbɪz.i/us
/ˈbɪz.i/
If you are busy, you are working hard, or giving your attention to a ...
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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 ofbusyandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the less busy ports there is only one channel, which is used by all passengers.
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In busy ports, this would be a substantial undertaking and extremely costly.
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The stations, however, were only near the approaches to busy ports and, thus, large gaps of coastline remained without lifesaving equipment.
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Amble was once abusyportfor the coal trade.
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It would be preferable if the docks had continued to work as a part of abusyport, as was the case not long ago.
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It is abusyport.
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In between the swingbridge and the level crossing the road disgorges a considerable amount of traffic to the south of thebusyportand the railway.
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With itsbusyport, narrow streets and attractive old houses, the town is popular with tourists, particularly in the summer months.
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It is a verybusyportwith about 2,800 moorings including 200 visitors moorings.
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Although the fishing industry declined in the 1970s, the city remains abusyport, handling 13 million tonnes of cargo per year.
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It continued to grow in the 20th century with itsbusyport, shipyards, and a thriving automobile industry.
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Being abusyport, there were numerous lodging houses and a constantly changing population.
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Thebusyportwas a target for pirates and privateers.
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It was abusyportin the mid-19th century and local entrepreneurs created national businesses.
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The station did however boast an extension along the quayside for a time, ideally situated to load and unload goods to and from the vessels in thisbusyport.
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The thenbusyportwas one of the first towns to experience the epidemic which went on to wipe out a third of the population of the country.
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They are busy ports that are not only vital to our island economy, but extremely dangerous places in which to work.
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There can be no doubt that more use should be made of carefully plotted and filtered radar information, covering the approaches to busy ports.
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