Port vs. Wine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Port and Wine
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Definitions
Port➦
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manchester and Duluth; these access the sea via rivers or canals.
Wine➦
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide and heat.
Port➦
A town or city with a harbour or access to navigable water where ships load or unload
The French port of Toulon
Port Elizabeth
Wine➦
An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice
He opened a bottle of red wine
The regional foods and wines of France
Port➦
A strong, sweet dark red (occasionally brown or white) fortified wine, originally from Portugal, typically drunk as a dessert wine
Tawny ports do not need decanting
They settled down to a final glass of port
Wine➦
Entertain someone by offering them drinks and a meal
Members of Congress have been lavishly wined and dined by lobbyists for years
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Port➦
The side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when one is facing forward
The ferry was listing to port
The port side of the aircraft
Wine➦
Dance with rhythmic gyratory movements of the pelvic region
The crowd jumped and wined and churned the field into mud
Port➦
An opening in the side of a ship for boarding or loading.
Wine➦
A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various kinds of grapes, usually containing from 10 to 15 percent alcohol by volume.
Port➦
A socket in a computer network into which a device can be plugged
A communications port for optional cellular and other wireless modules
Wine➦
A beverage made of the fermented juice of any of various other fruits or plants.
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Port➦
A gate or gateway, especially into a walled city.
Wine➦
Something that intoxicates or exhilarates.
Port➦
The position required by an order to port a weapon
Parker had his rifle at the port
Wine➦
The color of red wine.
Port➦
A person's carriage or bearing
She has the proud port of a princess
Wine➦
To provide or entertain with wine.
Port➦
A transfer of software from one system or machine to another
The first port of a commercial database to this operating system
Wine➦
To drink wine.
Port➦
A suitcase or travelling bag
She packed her ports and walked out
Wine➦
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
Wine is usually stronger than beer.
"Wine improves with age but I improve with wine," she slurred as she slid gracefully beneath the table.
Port➦
Turn (a ship or its helm) to port
The yacht immediately raised all sail and ported her helm
Wine➦
An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
...dandelion wine, rice wine, plum wine...
Port➦
Transfer (software) from one system or machine to another
The software can be ported to practically any platform
Wine➦
(countable) A serving of wine.
I'd like three beers and two wines, please. My friend will have the same.
Port➦
Carry or convey
We ported the milk cans from the plentiful water supply of the gym
Wine➦
(uncountable) The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.
Port➦
A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
Wine➦
Wind.
Port➦
A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
Wine➦
(transitive) To entertain with wine.
Port➦
The waterfront district of a city.
Wine➦
(intransitive) To drink wine.
Port➦
A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
Wine➦
The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Bacchus, that first from out the purple grapeCrushed the sweet poison of misused wine.
Port➦
A port of entry.
Wine➦
A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
Port➦
The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.
Wine➦
The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.
Noah awoke from his wine.
Port➦
An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.
Wine➦
Fermented juice (of grapes especially)
Port➦
A porthole.
Wine➦
A red as dark as red wine
Port➦
(Archaic) A cover for a porthole.
Wine➦
Drink wine
Port➦
An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.
Wine➦
Treat to wine;
Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week
Port➦
A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.
Port➦
An entrance to or exit from a data network.
Port➦
A connection point for a peripheral device.
Port➦
(Scots) A gateway or portal, as to a town.
Port➦
A rich sweet fortified wine.
Port➦
The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
Port➦
The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.
Port➦
Of, relating to, or on the port.
Port➦
To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side
Port the helm.
Ported sharply to avoid a shoal.
Port➦
(Computers) To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.
Port➦
To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.
Port➦
A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.
Port➦
A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
Port➦
The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
Port➦
(rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.
Each eight has four ports and four starboards.
Port➦
An entryway or gate.
Port➦
An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.
Port➦
A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.
Port➦
An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.
Port➦
(computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware)
Port➦
(computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.
Port➦
Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.
Port➦
(archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.
Port➦
(military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
Port➦
(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.
The latest port of the database software is the worst since we made the changeover.
Port➦
A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.
Port➦
A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.
Port➦
(Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.
Port➦
(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
On the port side
Port➦
To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.
Port your helm!
Port➦
To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.
Port➦
(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.
Port arms!
Port➦
To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing)
Port➦
To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.
Port➦
To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.
Port➦
A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.
Port➦
A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively.
Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads.
We are in port if we have Thee.
Port➦
In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages.
Port➦
A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal.
Him I accuseThe city ports by this hath entered.
Form their ivory port the cherubimForth issuing.
Port➦
An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening.
Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water.
Port➦
A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face.
Port➦
The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port.
And of his port as meek as is a maid.
The necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port in the world.
Port➦
The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively.
Port➦
To carry; to bear; to transport.
They are easily ported by boat into other shires.
Port➦
To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms.
Began to hem him round with ported spears.
Port➦
To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; - said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm.
Port➦
A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
Port➦
Sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
Port➦
An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through
Port➦
The left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose
Port➦
(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
Port➦
Transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports
Port➦
Put or turn on the left side, of a ship;
Port the helm
Port➦
Bring to port;
The captain ported the ship at night
Port➦
Land at or reach a port;
The ship finally ported
Port➦
Turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship;
The big ship was slowly porting
Port➦
Carry, bear, convey, or bring;
The small canoe could be ported easily
Port➦
Carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons;
Port a rifle
Port➦
Drink port;
We were porting all in the club after dinner
Port➦
Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft
