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Meaning of first port of call | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. The first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage
  2. The first place to go to start a process.
    idiomatic

Examples

“After leaving from Southampton, our first port of call⟳ will be Gibraltar.”
“When you move⟳ to a new country, your first port of call⟳ is often the local police.”
“To find⟳ the meaning of a word, your first port of call⟳ should be a decent dictionary.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

first position First Presidency first principle first principles first quarter first rain

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