distant port

collocation in English

meaningsofdistantandport

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distant
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪs.tənt/us
/ˈdɪs.tənt/
far ...
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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 ofdistantandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They go on board not to cerebrate, or make calculations about the purpose of the owners, or to speculate upon the ultimate consequences of their arrival at adistantport.
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One day while trying to cheat the stars again, by leaving his old home he embarked on a ship for adistantport.
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Although he was reported missing on several occasions, he always showed up unharmed in somedistantport.
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It is easy to shake confidence by sudden gluts of fish coming in from far distant ports.
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Where there is a reasonable prospect of work being obtained for six days men will be allowed to travel from more distant ports.
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The commodities and goods upon which everyone in the area depends will have to be brought in from more distant ports.
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What about our ships when they go to distant ports?
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That emphasises the necessity of strengthening the distant ports.
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We feel that such areas must be protected from the competition of more powerful trawlers from distant ports.
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They then began to advance payment against the future delivery of grain shipped to distant ports.
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It was the largest of the ships built in the area, and was only used for deep sea navigation to distant ports.
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Its economic value was diminishing, as a new generation of steamships with a much longer range no longer needed to stop there to refuel en route to more distant ports.
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