poort

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noun

A mountain pass.

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

nounpoort (plural poorts)

plural poorts

  1. South AfricaA mountain pass.

Origin

  1. Afrikaanspoort“gate”
  2. Englishpoort

Borrowed from Afrikaans poort (“gate”).

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APA

poort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poort

MLA

“poort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poort.

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