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outport

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outport [ˈaʊtˌpɔːt]
n
1. Chiefly Brit a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port
2. Canadian one of the many isolated fishing villages located in the bays and other indentations of the Newfoundland coast
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Noun1.outport - a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom


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With the exception of one or two outports in France, and an occasional visit to Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Deal, he had in reality seen no more of mankind, however, than if he had been riding a donkey in one of his native mines.
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