noun
a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
• Syn: ↑point of entry
• Hypernyms: ↑port
• Instance Hyponyms:
↑Nogales, ↑Los Angeles, ↑City of the Angels, ↑San Diego, ↑San Francisco, ↑Jacksonville, ↑Miami, ↑Panama City, ↑Tampa, ↑Brunswick, ↑Columbus, ↑Gary, ↑New Orleans, ↑Houghton, ↑Saginaw, ↑New York, ↑New York City, ↑Greater New York, ↑Portland, ↑Erie, ↑Brownsville, ↑Laredo, ↑Aberdeen, ↑Bellingham, ↑Seattle
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1. : a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2. : a place where an alien may be permitted to enter a country
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port1 (def. 3).
[1830-40]
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port of entry see ↑port1
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Main Entry: ↑entry
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port of entry noun
A port where merchandise is allowed by law entry to and exit from a country
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Main Entry: ↑port
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the place where someone or something officially enters a country
Thesaurus: borders between countries and regionssynonym
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port of entry,
a city with a custom house, through which persons or merchandise may enter legally into a country; port: »
New York was a port of entry for many immigrants to the U.S.
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a harbor or airport by which people and goods may enter a country
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noun, pl ports of entry [count]
: a place (such as a city or airport) where people or goods enter a country
Useful english dictionary. 2012.