Defn: 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.
PORTA Por"ta, n.; pl. Portæ. Etym: [L., a gate. See Port a hole.] (Anat.) (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels and nerves enter; the hilus. (b) The foramen of Monro. B. G. Wilder.
PORTABILITY
Port`a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.
PORTABLE Port"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry: cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.]
1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine. South.
2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.]
How light and portable my pain seems now! Shak.
Portable forge. See under Forge.
— Portable steam engine. See under Steam engine.
PORTABLENESS
Port"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being portable; portability.
PORTACE
Por"tace (; 48), n.