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Port of entry   /pɔrt əv ˈɛntri/   Listen
Port of entry

noun
1.
A port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise.  Synonym: point of entry.





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"Port of entry" Quotes from Famous Books



... September, bidding a regretful farewell to M. Rimareau and his delightful moonlight talks, they set sail for Papeete, the capital and port of entry of the Society Group—most beautiful of all the islands of the Pacific. But, though they were entranced with the grandeur and charm of its scenery—its towering cliffs, leaping cascades, and green, palm-fringed ...
— The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson • Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez


Words linked to "Port of entry" :   San Francisco, port, Los Angeles, Columbus, City of the Angels, Nogales, Miami, New Orleans, Brunswick, Seattle, Saginaw, San Diego, Gary, Panama City, Aberdeen, Tampa, Laredo, Portland, Jacksonville, Houghton, New York City, New York, Greater New York, Bellingham, Brownsville, Erie


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