1. A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
   - Pompey [Brit, informal]
    
2. A port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
    
3. A port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean

Type of: city, metropolis, port, town, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: England, Granite State, N.H., New Hampshire, NH, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va., Virginia

Encyclopedia: Portsmouth, Ohio