outport

noun

out·port | \ ˈau̇t-ˌpȯrt

Definition of outport

1 chiefly British : a port other than the main port of a country

2 : a small fishing village especially in Newfoundland

Recent Examples on the Web

My mother, Ethel Francis Rose Leen, grew up in a tiny Newfoundland outport called Jersey Harbor. — Melody Rowell, National Geographic, "Nat Geo Photographers' Favorite Photos of Their Moms," 6 May 2016 My mother, Ethel Francis Rose Leen, grew up in a tiny Newfoundland outport called Jersey Harbor. — Melody Rowell, National Geographic, "Nat Geo Photographers' Favorite Photos of Their Moms," 6 May 2016

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