outport

out·port

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [out-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /ˈaʊtˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt/
- /ˈaʊt.pɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [out-pawrt, -pohrt]
- /ˈaʊtˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt/

Definitions of outport word

noun outport a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction. 1
noun outport Canadian. an isolated fishing village, especially on the Newfoundland coast. 1
noun outport A subsidiary port built near an existing one. 1
noun outport a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port 0
noun outport one of the many isolated fishing villages located in the bays and other indentations of the Newfoundland coast 0
noun outport an isolated fishing village on the Newfoundland coast 0

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Origin of outport

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; out- + port1

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Parts of speech for Outport

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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outport popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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