Port bar Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. . (Naut,) (a) A boom . See Boom, 4, also Bar, 3. (b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port.

Definitions

1. (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a gale.
2. . (Naut,) (a) A boom . See Boom, 4, also Bar, 3. (b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port.