Definitions for passport
ˈpæs pɔrt, -poʊrt, ˈpɑs-pass·port

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. pass, passport(noun)

   any authorization to pass or go somewhere

   "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

2. passport(noun)

   a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country

3. recommendation, passport(noun)

   any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission

   "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passport(Noun)

   An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

   You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are.

   Etymology: From passeport, from passer + port. Compare portpass.

2. passport(Noun)

   Any document that allows entry or passage.

   Etymology: From passeport, from passer + port. Compare portpass.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Passport(noun)

   permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water

   Etymology: [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See Pass, and Port a harbor.]

2. Passport(noun)

   a document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter

   Etymology: [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See Pass, and Port a harbor.]

3. Passport(noun)

   a license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct

   Etymology: [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See Pass, and Port a harbor.]

4. Passport(noun)

   figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance

   Etymology: [F. passeport, orig., a permission to leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a port, harbor. See Pass, and Port a harbor.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Passport

   A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies the identity and nationality of its holder for the purpose of international travel. The elements of identity contained in all standardized passports include information about the holder, including name, date of birth, gender and place of birth. A passport does not of itself entitle the passport holder entry into another country, nor to consular protection while abroad nor any other privileges. It does, however, normally entitle the passport holder to return to the country that issued the passport. Rights to consular protection arise from international treaties, whilst the bearer's right to return to the passport's country of issue depends on the laws of the issuing country. A passport does not represent the right or the place of residence of the passport holder in the country that issued the passport.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passport

   A permission granted by any state to a vessel, to navigate in some particular sea without molestation; it contains all particulars concerning her, and is binding on all persons at peace with that state. It is also a letter of licence given by authority, granting permission to enter, travel in, and quit certain territories.

2. passport

   See PASS.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passport

   A document given by the competent officer of a state, which permits the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place by land or water. Also a license granted in time of war for the removal of persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passport

   A type of legal document with specific information that gives the person authorization to travel to and enter another country, nation or jurisdiction and to enter the country, nation or jurisdiction of their birth.

   Passports are a requirement if we like to travel out of the country we live in.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'passport' in Nouns Frequency: #2879

Anagrams for passport »

1. popstars, pop stars

2. Pop stars

3. Popstars

How to pronounce passport?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of passport in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of passport in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of passport in a Sentence

1. Kim Ryon Hui:

   Other defectors who were with me said if I go out and get caught they too will be handed over to China's Public Security and their life will be in jeopardy. Because I didn't have a passport, I had to follow them and I ended up in South Korea.

2. Marty Puranik:

   If you give lower level information, or information that can be changed -- for example, a second credit card to verify your identity -- it is easier to change and protect that then a social security number or passport ID.

3. Antonio Guterres:

   A terrorist would be very stupid if instead of coming with a well-prepared false passport( and) taking a plane into Europe through a legal channel, he would have to pay thousands of dollars to smugglers for a boat that can sink, and come into a reception center where he would be finger-printed, and then to start walking through different borders..., to get finally where they( want to be).

4. Akhror Saidakhmetov:

   After Saidakhmetov continued to ask for his passport, his mother hung up the phone.

5. Bob Rudis:

   Not everybody has a passport. Addresses change, there is no central ID, apart from a Social Security number, that is official or can be thought of as the government saying this is actually you.

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