avant-port

== French == === Etymology === From avant +‎ port. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃.pɔʁ/ === Noun === avant-port m (plural avant-ports) (nautical) outer harbour ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: awanport === Further reading === “avant-port”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012