Entrepots [noun]

When the Mahommedans first invaded that region Ghazni was a wealthy entrepot of the Indian trade.

Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.

Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines.

The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.

Chusan was occupied by the Japanese during the Ming dynasty, and served as an important commercial entrepot.

It had now become the principal entrepot and exchange of Europe.

New Orleans now is what the Havana once was—the entrepot of the Mexican trade, and the recipient of its mineral wealth.

Besides, the right of entrepot is a perfect substitute for the right of free port.

That we have a right to some spot as an entrepot for our commerce, may be at once affirmed.

Bonding and entrepot facilities, on a scale commensurate with local needs, now satisfy trade requirements.