dry port

noun

an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport

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Meanings

noundry port (plural dry ports)

plural dry ports

  1. an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport

Origin

From dry + port.

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Translations

Dutch drooghaven
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APA

dry port. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20port

MLA

“dry port.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20port. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry port,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20port.

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