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order port
noun
- a port at which a merchant vessel calls for orders regarding the loading or discharge of cargo.
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The president has long had the authority to order port calls and dispatch senior officials, so both measures are somewhat symbolic but nonetheless irritate China, said Richard C. Bush, a former head of the American Institute in Taiwan, which handles the United States government’s contacts with the island.
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When these were out of line, she knew her team had swerved, and she called out "Right!" or "Left!" to bring them back to the true course, just as a quartermaster would order "Port!" and "Starboard!" to his helmsman.
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The boatswain blew his whistle which was followed with the Captain's order, "Port watch on deck; every other man to his post!"
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