outport

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   chiefly British or historical: a port other than a country's main port, especially a British port outside London

   A merchant at an outport often had to wait longer for news from foreign buyers.

2. 2
   noun

   in Newfoundland and Labrador, a small coastal or fishing community other than the chief port of St. John's

   The isolated outport could be reached only by boat during the winter.

A compound of out + port. In British customs usage, outports were ports outside London or another chief port. The same contrast later gave Newfoundland and Labrador outport for a coastal settlement outside St. John's.

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