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first port of call

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
first -port of -call
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage

noun

The first place to go to start a process.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

first ports of call (plural)

Questions

What does first port of call mean?
The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage

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