(military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.
(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
“You'll likely need a porter to carry some of your gear, and that porter will also need to carry his own gear and tent, so you'll need another porter to help him carry that.”
“He carried one of her small cases into the lobby of the building where a porter stepped forward to retrieve it.”
A town or city containing such a place, a port city.
(nautical, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Port does not change based on the orientation of the person aboard the craft.
“You'll likely need a porter to carry some of your gear, and that porter will also need to carry his own gear and tent, so you'll need another porter to help him carry that.”
“He carried one of her small cases into the lobby of the building where a porter stepped forward to retrieve it.”
“There is a briefing before people are allowed on to the mountain and government taxes and porterage tips to be sorted out.”
“As well as a glass lift between the main tower and the rest of the complex, there will be 24-hour hotel-style porterage, basement parking and 18,000 sq ft of commercial space.”
“We also take care of luggage handling and porterage, receipt and transfer of goods from the airport to the ship.”