outport

[ out-pawrt, -pohrt ]

/ ˈaʊtˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction.

Canadian. an isolated fishing village, especially on the Newfoundland coast.

Origin of outport

First recorded in 1635–45; out- + port¹

Words nearby outport

outperform, outplace, outplacement, outplay, outpoint, outport, outporter, outpost, outpour, outpouring, out-process

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Example sentences from the Web for outport

Nieuport, the outport of Ypres, is the last of the towns in this region to which I shall call your attention.
The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10)|James Edward Parrott
A great American city is almost invariably placed at a point where an important railroad finds an outport on a lake or river.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke
It was a good partnership—this friendship between the Colonial knight's son and heir and the outport fisherman's lad.
Billy Topsail, M.D.|Norman Duncan
But this did not interfere with his friendship with Billy Topsail, the outport boy.
Billy Topsail & Company|Norman Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for outport

outport

/ (ˈaʊtˌpɔːt) /

noun

mainly British a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port

Canadian one of the many isolated fishing villages located in the bays and other indentations of the Newfoundland coast

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单词	outport
释义	outport [ out-pawrt, -pohrt ] / ˈaʊtˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt / noun a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction. Canadian. an isolated fishing village, especially on the Newfoundland coast. Origin of outport First recorded in 1635–45; out- + port¹ Words nearby outport outperform, outplace, outplacement, outplay, outpoint, outport, outporter, outpost, outpour, outpouring, out-process Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outport Nieuport, the outport of Ypres, is the last of the towns in this region to which I shall call your attention. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10)\|James Edward Parrott A great American city is almost invariably placed at a point where an important railroad finds an outport on a lake or river. Greater Britain\|Charles Wentworth Dilke It was a good partnership—this friendship between the Colonial knight's son and heir and the outport fisherman's lad. Billy Topsail, M.D.\|Norman Duncan But this did not interfere with his friendship with Billy Topsail, the outport boy. Billy Topsail & Company\|Norman Duncan British Dictionary definitions for outport outport / (ˈaʊtˌpɔːt) / noun mainly British a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port Canadian one of the many isolated fishing villages located in the bays and other indentations of the Newfoundland coast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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