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first port of call

first port of call noun: the first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.

Noun

first port of call (plural first ports of call)

  1. The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage
    • After leaving from Southampton, our first port of call will be Gibraltar.
  2. (idiomatic) The first place to go to start a process.
    • When you move to a new country, your first port of call is often the local police.
    • To find the meaning of a word, your first port of call should be a decent dictionary.

Forms of first port of call

pluralfirst ports of call

Questions about first port of call

What does first port of call mean?
First port of call means the first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.
What part of speech is first port of call?
First port of call is a noun.
What is the plural of first port of call?
The plural of first port of call is first ports of call.

Words near first port of call in the dictionary

  1. first point of Cancer
  2. first point of Capricorn
  3. first point of Libra
  4. First Pooch
  5. First Pooches
  6. first port of call
  7. first ports of call
  8. first position
  9. First Presidency
  10. first principle
  11. first principles

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