Added 9 October 2026 portside adjective Categories: Obscure Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about portside at Wordnik → Where our words come from → On the port (left) side of a ship. noun An area alongside a port. The port (left) side of a boat. adverb Toward or on the port side. Origin From port + -side. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: portstarboardsideoversideoffsidesidewardboatsideonshorepassenger-sidedriversideabeamoutsidenear Back to today's word