Meaning
A port city or harbor which is secondary to a main port; it may be a distant one or a nearby auxiliary one.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English port English outport From out- + port.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2021.