deep-water port

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deep-water
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌdiːpˈwɔː.tər/us
/ˌdiːpˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
happening or found in deep water in the sea, lakes, ...
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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 ofdeep-waterandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The outstanding geographic location, a wide range of supporting infrastructure and adeep-waterportserve as a major attraction for foreign capital.
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Those decisions opened the way for adeep-waterport, iron ore terminal and other industrial developments.
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The committee was unanimously agreed that there certainly is a demand for anotherdeep-waterportfacility on the east coast.
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There has been much talk about adeep-waterport.
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It stands to common sense that the experts must be right when they say that adeep-waterportis indispensable there.
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We have heard about thedeep-waterportand grants are to be given for the establishment of a cotton ginnery.
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It has access via adeep-waterport, a dual carriageway and a railway link.
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It is also attracting interest because it has adeep-waterportfacing east on the east coast.
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Would it not be possible, with careful planning, to have onedeep-waterportto serve all clients?
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It is adeep-waterportand has a throughput of many thousands of tons of goods a day.
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Even if the worst projections were realised and the airport became a so-called white elephant, we should still be left with a prime industrial site and adeep-waterport.
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It is adeep-waterportwhich has future possibility for development of a major port for the republic.
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