passport
325
1.3
- noun
- /ˈpæspɔrt/
- Formal
:
pasaporte
- All travelers must show a valid passport when boarding international flights.
- apply for a passport
- hold a passport
- passport holder
So the guy took out his passport, had an Israeli passport.
- So the guy took out his passport, had an Israeli passport.
- I Sprint past passport control into that toilet.
- This is a box of passports and The Bourne Identity.
- But other countries, people who had Irish passports were OK.
- And then he stamped my passport and said, welcome to India.
- And you know, we'll be getting the extra passports and going to extra countries.
- Welcome to Avon Park, have passports and green cards ready.
- I'm applying for a foreign passport and you should too.
- When we went to the airport, Jackson's passport only had four months left.
- OK, because I had a dodgy passport and everything, but I couldn't.
- And then you accidentally left your passport in the taxi.
- They turn the light on and the passport was next to TV.
- They would send the girls without passports, without ID.
Examples
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For instance, a victim's passport may be held or her freedom of movement restricted.
Academic text (2008) -
When I was taken into custody, all my identification, including my passport, was taken.
Fiction book (1993) -
And by the time I got my passport back, it was day four.
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I forgot my passport, come back and help me look for it.
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If you should ever apply for a passport, you would be issued an American passport.
Academic text (2013) -
An immigration officer hands the passport back to its owner, who takes it and moves on.
Fiction book (1990) -
She's here on an American passport.
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In Northampton, you can apply for a passport at the courthouse or at the post office.
Fiction book (1993) -
For example, following agreements between the governments, travel between Turkey and Georgia became passport-free in 2012.
Academic text (2015) -
They now have Chinese passports and they travel overseas.
Compounds
How Reliable
- Specialized
1
5.1
- Formal
325
1.3
- Formal
1
2.7
- Formal
6
1.3
22
1.4
- Informal
7
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passport comes from two simple parts: pass ('to go through') and port ('gate' or 'harbour'). It originally meant a paper that lets you 'pass' through a 'port' or border, which is why a passport is the official document for travel.