passport
noun
pass·port
ˈpas-ˌpȯrt 
plural passports
1
a
: a formal document issued by an authorized official of a country to one of its citizens that is usually necessary for exit from and reentry into the country, that allows the citizen to travel in a foreign country in accordance with visa requirements, and that requests protection for the citizen while abroad
b
: a license issued by a country permitting a foreign citizen to pass or take goods through its territory : safe-conduct
c
: a document of identification required by law to be carried by persons residing or traveling within a country
2
a
: a permission or authorization to go somewhere
b
: something that secures admission, acceptance, or attainment
education as a passport to success
see also vaccine passport
Examples of passport in a Sentence
meeting that movie director could be your passport to a big acting career
to its followers, the cult seemed like their passport to heaven
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One reviewer praised it for keeping phone, passport, and cash all in one secure spot.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
At the American Airlines check-in desk, the children were waiting at 10am, as their chaperones gathered their boarding passes, identification and passports.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Cheung has since been released on bail, though his passport was confiscated.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Kamal Ali, who runs a dump truck business with his father and brother, made sure to stick his passport in his wallet before heading to Karmel Mall to grab dinner.
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Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
At the American Airlines check-in desk, the children were waiting at 10am, as their chaperones gathered their boarding passes, identification and passports.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Cheung has since been released on bail, though his passport was confiscated.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Kamal Ali, who runs a dump truck business with his father and brother, made sure to stick his passport in his wallet before heading to Karmel Mall to grab dinner.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for passport
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“Passport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passport. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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passport
noun
pass·port
ˈpas-ˌpō(ə)rt
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
1
: a government-issued document that serves to identify a citizen and allows him or her to travel to foreign countries
2
: something that allows a person to reach a desired goal
education can be a passport to a successful future
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