Outport is the name given in the United Kingdom for a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port.[1] The Port of Tilbury from the Port of London is a good example. Avonmouth and Bristol and, on a smaller and now historical scale, Fordwich and Canterbury are others.
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Outport — Szene auf Fogo Island. Outport bezeichnet eine abgelegene Küstengemeinde in der ostkanadischen Provinz Neufundland und Labrador. Allgemein … Deutsch Wikipedia
outport — out‧port [ˈaʊtpɔːt ǁ pɔːrt] noun [countable] TRANSPORT a small port that is used mainly for exporting goods to a larger port some distance away: • Dalgety Spillers moved their flour mills to the outport of Avonmouth when shipping to the city… … Financial and business terms
Outport — Out port , n. A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outport — [out′pôrt΄] n. Cdn. an isolated fishing village on the Newfoundland coast … English World dictionary
outport — noun Date: 1642 1. chiefly British a port other than the main port of a country 2. a small fishing village especially in Newfoundland … New Collegiate Dictionary
outport — a small Newfoundland fishing community … Dictionary of ichthyology
outport — /owt pawrt , pohrt /, n. 1. a secondary seaport close to a larger one but beyond its corporate limits or jurisdiction. 2. Canadian. an isolated fishing village, esp. on the Newfoundland coast. [1635 45; OUT + PORT1] * * * … Universalium
outport — noun a) A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port. b) In Newfoundland and Labrador any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. Johns … Wiktionary
outport — n. port which is located farther from the commercial center than a larger original port … English contemporary dictionary
outport — noun 1》 a subsidiary port. ↘Brit. any British port other than London. 2》 Canadian (especially in Newfoundland) a remote fishing village … English new terms dictionary
