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noun
A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port; it may be a distant one or a nearby auxiliary one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Newfoundland
Qualifier: Labrador
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noun
a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: port
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English port English outport From out- + port.
Across languages
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