"outport" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: outports [plural]
Etymology: out- + port Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|port}} out- + port Head templates: {{en-noun}} outport (plural outports)
  1. A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port; it may be a distant one or a nearby auxiliary one. Categories (topical): Ports and harbours Translations (secondary port): awanport [masculine] (Polish), przedporcie [neuter] (Polish), przedport [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-outport-en-noun-IaUBfRnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'secondary port': 78 22
  2. (Newfoundland, Labrador) Any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's. Tags: Newfoundland
    Sense id: en-outport-en-noun-ETRW1hwG Categories (other): Labrador English, Newfoundland English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: outlying, outpost

Inflected forms

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