outport
English
Etymology
out- + port
Noun
outport (plural outports)
- A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port.
- (Canada) In Newfoundland and Labrador any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's.[1]
References
- "Outports" at Newfoundand and Labrador Heritage official web site
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.