o 1 u 1 t 1 p 3 o 1 r 1 t 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértusder. Proto-Italic *portus Latin portusbor. Old English port English port English outport From out- + port.
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