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  • noun A large major port.

Etymologies

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super- +‎ port

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Examples

  • And the great depth of Halifax harbour which has made it the nation's first superport, is expected to be an important factor in the future development of container shipping through Halifax.

    Something About Nova Scotia 1969

  • Brazil's richest man, Eike Batista , is building a $2.6 billion superport north of Rio de Janeiro for massive tankers headed for China.

    China Forces Global Shift in Commerce David Wessel 2011

  • "You should see a 10-year-old boy saying, 'I understand? the Chinese are coming and when the Chinese industries come I want to work for them and if I speak Mandarin I'll have a competitive advantage on the others'," beamed Eike Batista, the billionaire entrepreneur behind the superport and one of the most vocal cheerleaders for Chinese advances into Brazil.

    Brazil's huge new port highlights China's drive into South America Tom Phillips in Sao Joao da Barra 2010

  • I am told that within a year the biggest ships ever to enter a Canadian port supertankers of over 200,000 tons -- will begin sailings to this new superport, and later the 300,000 ton superships which are the largest moving things in the modern world will regularly dock at a new $7,000,000 pier in Canso Strait.

    Something About Nova Scotia 1969

  • Mr. Batista's logistics company also plans to open a $2 billion "superport" in Rio next year that he said would be Latin America's version of Rotterdam.

    NYT > Home Page By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2012

  • Mr. Batista's logistics company also plans to open a $2 billion "superport" in Rio next year that he said would be Latin America's version of Rotterdam.

    NYT > Global Home By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2012

  • Mr. Batista's logistics company also plans to open a $2 billion "superport" in Rio next year that he said would be Latin America's version of Rotterdam.

    NYT > Home Page By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO 2012

  • Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres Chris Powell: racist abuse between players was accepted in my day

    Evening Standard - Home Peter Dominiczak 2012

  • Teenager who dreamt of being a judge stabbed 24 times in 45 seconds Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres

    Evening Standard - Home 2012

  • Teenager who dreamt of being a judge stabbed 24 times in 45 seconds Supersize superport: London Gateway London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres

    Evening Standard - Home 2012

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