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first ports of call

first ports of call is the plural of first port of call.

Meaning of first port of call

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.

Questions about first ports of call

What is first ports of call the plural of?
First ports of call is the plural of first port of call.

Words near first ports of call in the dictionary

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

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