subport

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noun

A secondary or subsidiary port.

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Meanings

nounsubport (plural subports)

plural subports

  1. A secondary or subsidiary port.

    Charleston was a subport of New York until January 1942.

    1956, Chester Wardlow, The Transportation Corps: Movements, Training, and Supply, page 100

Origin

From sub- + port.

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Cite this entry
APA

subport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subport

MLA

“subport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subport. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subport,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subport.

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