Meanings
proper nounPortlock (countable and uncountable, plural Portlocks)
plural Portlocks
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
Origin
Habitational surname from the village of Porlock, in Somerset.
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APA
Portlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portlock
MLA
“Portlock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portlock. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Portlock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Portlock.
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