port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place (such as an airport or border crossing) where a person may be permitted to enter a country
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The region’s invigorating multiculturalism also allures visitors drawn to calypso music, island cuisine, and its history as a port of entry to the Caribbean.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The Biden administration set up the CBP One app to facilitate an orderly flow of asylum-seekers through official ports of entry.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The Border Patrol handles border security and port of entry inspections, while ICE does interior and workplace enforcement and deportations.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Situated at the northeastern tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend was once a renowned port of entry and lumber shipping hub.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
The Biden administration set up the CBP One app to facilitate an orderly flow of asylum-seekers through official ports of entry.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The Border Patrol handles border security and port of entry inspections, while ICE does interior and workplace enforcement and deportations.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Situated at the northeastern tip of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend was once a renowned port of entry and lumber shipping hub.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for port of entry
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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