scalo

Definitions of scalo
  1. noun
    any port where a ship stops except its home port
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    type of:
    porto, portuale
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  2. noun
    a stopping place on a journey
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    type of:
    fermata, stazione, tappa
    a spot where something halts or pauses
  3. noun
    structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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    type of:
    costruzione, elemento architettonico, struttura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
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