avant-port

French

Etymology

From avant +‎ port.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.vɑ̃.pɔʁ/

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Noun

avant-port m (plural avant-ports)

1. (nautical) outer harbour

Descendants

• → Polish: awanport

Further reading

• “avant-port”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.