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passport
[pas-pawrt, -pohrt, pahs-]
noun
an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter their native country.
anything that ensures admission or acceptance.
A good education can be your passport to success.
any authorization to pass or go somewhere.
a document issued to a ship, especially to a neutral merchant ship in time of war, granting or requesting permission to proceed without molestation in certain waters.
a certificate intended to secure admission.
passport
/ ˈɑːɔː /
noun
an official document issued by a government, identifying an individual, granting him permission to travel abroad, and requesting the protection of other governments for him
a licence granted by a state to a foreigner, allowing the passage of his person or goods through the country
another word for sea letter
a quality, asset, etc, that gains a person admission or acceptance
Other Word Forms
- passportless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of passport1
Example Sentences
Trips to New York and Washington, D.C., which he claimed he needed to take to collect her passport.
“I’ve been scared and I have to carry my passport,” she said.
Thick smoke was still billowing from the buildings hours after the crash, and passengers' passports were strewn around, he reported.
But Lammy insisted Gibraltar would not be joining the Schengen free travel area - 26 European states that have abolished passport control at their mutual border so people can travel freely.
Today, the flyer you get in the mail with your passport proudly insists that “with your U.S. passport, the world is yours!”
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