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Porte

pɔrt
WordNet
View of buildings in Port Elizabeth and a view of the bridge over the Buffalo River
View of buildings in Port Elizabeth and a view of the bridge over the Buffalo River
  1. (n) Porte
    the Ottoman court in Constantinople
Illustrations
Portrait of Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764). Ambassador at the High Porte in Constantinople (1727-1744). Knee pad, sitting in a chair, to the left.
Portrait of Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764).Ambassador at the High Porte in Constantinople
Bird Island Lighthouse near Port Elizabeth and an exterior of Cape Town City Hall
View of the Hole-in-the-Wall in South Africa and Bird Island near Port Elizabeth
A view of Port Elizabeth's market square and a view of Hill Street in Grahamstad
View of Port Elizabeth and ox carts in Mossel Bay
Exterior of the State Library of the South African Republic in Cape Town and a view of the bay of Port Elizabeth
View of Main Street at Port Elizabeth and the market at Worcester
Model of a bat-a-porte or ship door with a lock head in frames
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Interesting fact
In the 14th century, the Arabs started to cultivate coffee plants. The first commercially grown and harvested coffee originated in the Arabian Peninsula near the port of Mocha.
  1. Porte
    The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
Mayonnaise is said to be the invention of the French chef of the Duke de Richelieu in 1756. While the Duke was defeating the British at Port Mahon, his chef was creating a victory feast that included a sauce made of cream and eggs. When the chef realized that there was no cream in the kitchen, he improvised, substituting olive oil for the cream. A new culinary masterpiece was born, and the chef named it "Mahonnaise" in honor of the Duke's victory.
  1. (n) Porte
    The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
Interesting fact
The dragons and other monsters that graced the bows of the Viking ships were so fierce-looking that a law was passed in Iceland ordering the skipper of any Viking ship to remove the figurehead before entering port.
  1. (n) Porte
    pōrt the Turkish government, so called from the 'High Gate,' or 'Sublime Porte,' the chief office of the Ottoman government.
Quotations
Any port in a storm.
Scottish Proverb
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
One can advise comfortably from a safe port.
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller
How happy is the sailor's life, from coast to coast to roam; in every port he finds a wife, in every land a home.
Isaac Bickerstaffe
It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows one ship into port may blow another off shore.
Christian Nevell Bovee
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
No wind favors him who has no destined port.
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Idioms

Any port in a storm - This means that in an emergency any solution will do, even one that would normally be unacceptable.

First port of call - The first place you stop to do something is your first port of call.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. porte, a gate, L. porta,. See Port a gate

Usage in the news

PORT ST LUCIE — Dennis McKenna, a 9/11 organizer who could face a state investigation into his charities, appeared in front of Port St Lucie City Council denying claims he misused donations. tcpalm.com

Burial will be in Port Leydon Cemetery, Port Leydon, N.Y. pressrepublican.com

PORT ARTHUR — Changes are the name of the game in the world of girls basketball for Port Arthur Memorial, Nederland and Port Neches-Groves this season. panews.com

Port Gamble Theater, 4839 NE View Drive, Port Gamble. kitsapsun.com

The new 64-car ferry Salish will begin service on the Port Townsend/Coupeville route at noon on Friday, July 1, following a community celebration in Port Townsend on June 30. marinelink.com

Detectives arrested Tara Marie Fashauer, 29, 2435 Linton Lane, Port Charlotte, July 23 for illegally obtaining Hydrocodone pills eight times at the Port Charlotte K-Mart Pharmacy. gasparillagazette.com

The ports of Bremerton and Port Orchard are teaming up for a celebration of the high seas. centralkitsapreporter.com

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Port Charlotte man Thursday for pumping out his septic tank into the storm drain in front of his home at 2139 Bermuda Street. inknews.com

With critical discussions regarding the Port of Fort Pierce proceeding, the port's sole tenant announced it laid off 34 of its 45 workers. palmbeachpost.com

Heads Ported GM aluminum oval-port (PN 12363390). vetteweb.com

Swinger visits with Port Authority, MoDOT reps. Terry Swinger visited with Mandi Brink, SEMO Port, Jackie Prater, SEMO Port and Sherrie Turley, MoDOT. dddnews.com

Port of Port Angeles executive director Jeff Robb will get a 12 percent pay raise next year. konp.com

The Port of Vancouver in British Columbia already exports American coal, but political opposition has played a role in keeping coal out of United States ports so far. nytimes.com

The Port of Vancouver agreed Tuesday to continue a preliminary lease agreement with a global company in hopes of eventually reaching a final deal to build a potash export facility at the port's Terminal 5. columbian.com

PORT ANGELES — A shopper at any of the participating 30 Port Angeles businesses could win a $3,000 shopping spree during the 2012 Holiday Extravaganza , which continues today. peninsuladailynews.com

Usage in scientific papers

The signal photon enters the control port of a CNOT gate.
Conclusive Entangling Probe

The initial state of the probe is a photon in linear-polarization state |A2 i entering the target port of the CNOT gate.
Conclusive Entangling Probe

Thus, to formalize this structure, we assume, as it is often true in reality, that connections are attached to automata by means of ports. Ports are specific automaton elements through which information/data come into (output ports or outlets) and send outside the automaton (input ports or inlets).
Mathematical Models in Schema Theory

Ports can have inner structure, but in the first approximation, it is possible to consider them as elementary units. We also assume that each connection is directed, i.e., it has the beginning and end.
Mathematical Models in Schema Theory

Like ports, nodes and edges can be of different types.
Mathematical Models in Schema Theory

Usage in literature

Numbers of vessels leave port, and are never again heard of. "Old Jack" by W.H.G. Kingston

We sail at once for Callao and back to an American port of discharge. ""Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea" by Morgan Robertson

The ports were too small for my body to pass through, although I did open one and was tempted to shriek for help. "Swept Out to Sea" by W. Bertram Foster

Port refused to entertain her proposition. "The Uncle Of An Angel" by Thomas A. Janvier

Now driving for port. "Talents, Incorporated" by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

We advanced upon Port Hudson from the north. "The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion" by George P. Bissell

Soon after we left port it assumed a greatly-improved appearance. "A Boy's Voyage Round the World" by The Son of Samuel Smiles

The Swedish port from which the expedition is to start will probably be Gothenburg. "The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II" by A.E. Nordenskieold

The steamer heeled well over to port under the heavy press of sail we were carrying. "Up the River" by Oliver Optic

As this port was undefended, Phormio was compelled to return thither. "A History of Sea Power" by William Oliver Stevens and Allan Westcott

Usage in poetry
The ship rocked long
Across the weary sea,
But at the last
There is a port for me.
Now thou'rt safely anchored
In the port above,
Gladly do we offer thee
Symbols of our love.
Row till you harbour in
All longing's port.
Row till you find all things
For which you sought.
And if the zephyrs do play low,
Light, soft and smooth the deep sea o'er
They but waft the bark and its cargo
Into port.
Wilt thou possesse eternall ioyes,
And porte of blisse at length attayne?
Still prayse the Lord with heart and voyce,
From doyng yll thy steppes refrayne.
These things obserude, be sure at last,
In heauen with Christ, thou shalt be plast.
Round and round the warders grave walk upon the walls for ever
And the wakeful dragons couch in the ports of ivory,
Nothing is can trouble it, hate of the gods nor man’s endeavour,
And it shall be a resting-place, dear heart, for you and me.