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Webster 1913 Edition


Outport

Out′portˊ

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Noun.
A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade.
Macaulay.

Definition 2024


outport

outport

English

Noun

outport (plural outports)

  1. A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port.
  2. (Canada) In Newfoundland and Labrador any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's.[1]

References

  1. "Outports" at Newfoundand and Labrador Heritage official web site
  • Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.