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portsides

portsides is the plural of portside.

Meaning of portside

Noun

portside (plural portsides)

  1. An area alongside a port.
  2. The port (left) side of a boat.
    • The net is taken in by repeatedly strapping off lengths of the net that are hauled forward alternately from the portside and starboardside; the pile of netting in the foreground is made from successive bights of the net resulting from this procedure.1967, Ernest D. McRae, The West German research vessel W̲a̲l̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ H̲e̲r̲w̲i̲g̲

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What is portsides the plural of?
Portsides is the plural of portside.

Words near portsides in the dictionary

  1. portscullis
  2. Portsea
  3. portside
  4. portsider
  5. portsiders
  6. portsides
  7. portsill
  8. portsills
  9. Portskewett
  10. Portslade
  11. portsman

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