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Spanish
Etymology
From ante- + puerto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anteˈpweɾto/
- Rhymes: -eɾto
- Syllabification: an‧te‧puer‧to
Noun
antepuerto m (plural antepuertos)
- (outer) harbour
2016 May, “Gol en contra”, in El Pais (Uruguay):La compañía naviera explicó que “debido a una restricción puntual de calado en la zona de maniobras del antepuerto de Montevideo, estamos evaluando alternativas para continuar con el servicio Samba (Uruguay a Europa) ya que no se puede efectuar con seguridad las maniobras necesarias para atracar en los muelles de esa área del puerto.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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