warm-water port

English

Noun

warm-water port (plural warm-water ports)

  1. (nautical) A port (maritime shipping facility) where the water remains free of ice year-round.
    Because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, Murmansk is a warm-water port despite being above the Arctic Circle.

Antonyms
  • cold-water port
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