Megaport

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely large port, especially one that combines support for air, naval, and/or terrestrial travel.

    "Given the critical importance of megaports to sea transport, might we witness a rebirth of interest in sea-lane protection, a mission that has in recent years lost ground to the task of projecting naval power ashore?"

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"Algeria is building a megaport in El Hamdania."

Etymology

From mega- + port.

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