explain the port town. (don't copy from Google baba)
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Answer: A port is a town by the sea or on a river, which has a harbour. A port is a harbour area where ships load and unload goods or passengers. The bridges which link the port area to the city centre.
Port comes from the Latin word portus, meaning "haven" or "harbor." You can hear this sense of a port as a place of safe arrival in the proverb "any port in a storm." On a ship, the port side is the left side. Port is also a verb, meaning "to carry."
South Mumbai is home a major port and is the biggest port in India. Mumbai is a natural habour and primarily used for bulk cargo.
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a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
c. The waterfront district of a city.
2. A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.
3. A port of entry.