Synonyms:
Portsmouth, Pompey
Meaning: a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
Synonyms:
Portsmouth
Meaning: a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
Synonyms:
Portsmouth
Meaning: a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
Usage examples
So, one hot day in July 1740, the lanky, red-haired boy of thirteen-and-a-half took his seat on the Portsmouth coach beside his father, the veteran soldier of fifty-five.
Papa and I are just going on board, but I believe shall not sail this fortnight; in which time, if I can get ashore at Portsmouth or any other town, I will certainly write to you, and, when we are gone, by every ship we meet, because I know it is my duty. Besides, if it is not, I would do it out of love, with pleasure.
In the early morning, when the fire reached the municipal building on Portsmouth Square, the nurses, with the aid of soldiers, got out fifty bodies which were in the temporary morgue and a number of patients from the receiving hospital. Just after they reached the street with their gruesome charge a building was blown up, and the flying bricks and splinters came falling upon them.