Outport

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 for Bristol and, on a smaller and now historical scale, Fordwich for Canterbury are others.

See also: Newfoundland outport

In Newfoundland and Labrador "a coastal settlement [small fishing village] other than the chief port of St John's".[2]

References
  1. Webster's Dictionary definition Archived January 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Dictionary of Newfoundland English
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