OUTPORT

outport

(noun) a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outport (plural outports)

A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port.

(Canada) In Newfoundland and Labrador any city, town, or village having a port, other than the main port of St. John's.

Source: Wiktionary


Out"port`, n.

Definition: A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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