anteport

== English == === Alternative forms === ante-port antiport (obsolete) === Etymology === Alteration influenced by ante- of Italian antiporta, from anti- (“preceding”) + porta (“gate, door”). Sense 1 may show an English innovation, translating Italian portiere in the 1625 quotation. By surface analysis, ante- +‎ port. === Noun === anteport (plural anteports) A hanging or covering in front of a door. [from 1625] An outer or preliminary port, gate, or door. [from 1644] ==== Related terms ==== anteportico ==== Translations ==== === References === “anteport”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === patentor == Romanian == === Etymology === From ante- +‎ port. === Noun === anteport n (plural anteporturi) (nautical) outer harbour ==== Declension ====