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From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) :   [ devils ]

  PASSPORT, n.  A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going
  abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special
  reprobation and outrage.
  
  

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Passport \Pass"port\, n. [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.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Caution in granting passports to Ireland.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of
        war, to certify their nationality and protect them from
        belligerents; a sea letter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A license granted in time of war for the removal of
        persons and effects from a hostile country; a
        safe-conduct. --Burrill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and
        general acceptance. --Sir P. Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His passport is his innocence and grace. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Passport \Pass"port\, n. [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.]
     1. 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.
  
              Caution in granting passports to Ireland.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
     2. A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of
        war, to certify their nationality and protect them from
        belligerents; a sea letter.
  
     3. A license granted in time of war for the removal of
        persons and effects from a hostile country; a
        safe-conduct. --Burrill.
  
     4. Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and
        general acceptance. --Sir P. Sidney.
  
              His passport is his innocence and grace. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  passport
       n 1: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to
            visit had a strict time limit" [syn: pass]
       2: a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that
          person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
       3: 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" [syn: recommendation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     Αγγλικά n.
     διαβατήριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     n.
     1 An official document normally used for international journeys,
  which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was
  issued.
     2 (lb en by extension informal) Any document that allows entry or
  passage.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or
  achieve something.
     vb.
     1 To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
     2 Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize
  cross-border economic activity.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     n.
     1 An official document normally used for international journeys,
  which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was
  issued.
     2 (lb en by extension informal) Any document that allows entry or
  passage.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or
  achieve something.
     vb.
     1 To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
     2 Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize
  cross-border economic activity.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     n.
     1 An official document normally used for international journeys,
  which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was
  issued.
     2 (lb en by extension informal) Any document that allows entry or
  passage.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or
  achieve something.
     vb.
     1 To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
     2 Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize
  cross-border economic activity.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     n.
     1 An official document normally used for international journeys,
  which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was
  issued.
     2 (lb en by extension informal) Any document that allows entry or
  passage.
     3 (lb en figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or
  achieve something.
     vb.
     1 To regulate how money given to a local authority must be spent.
     2 Providing the legal requirements to enable or legitimize
  cross-border economic activity.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     Englanti n.
     passi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  passport
     Engelska n.
     1 pass
     2 respass

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  جواز السفر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  1. пропуск
  any document allowing entry or passage
  2. паспо́рт, паспорт
  official document

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/ 
  pasový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  pas

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  cestovní pas

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/ 
  pasport 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  Reisepass , Pass  [adm.]
        "have a child added to the passport of the parents"  - ein Kind im Reisepass der Eltern miteintragen lassen
   see: passports, emergency passport
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  
  διαβατήριο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  passi
  official document

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  passport /pɑːspɔːt/
  passeport

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/ 
  1. पासपोर्ट{पारपत्र
        "The police caught him without his passport."
        "(figurative) Money is not the passport to happiness."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  način, pasoš, preporuka, putna isprava, putovnica, sredstvo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  útlevél

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  paspor
  official document

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  passaporto

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  パスポート, 旅券
  official document

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  passport /pæspɔːrt/
  pasas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  passport /pɑːspɔːt/
  pas, paspoort

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  pass
  official document

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  passport /ˈpɑ:spɔ:t/ 
   1.  paszport
   2.  gwarancja (to sth - czegoś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  passport /pɑːspɔːt/
  passaporte

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  passport /pɑːspɔːt/
  pasaporte

From English-Serbian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-srp ]

  passport /pɑːspɔːt/
  пасош

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  passport //ˈpæspɔɹt// //ˈpɑːspɔːt// 
  pass
  official document

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  passport /pˈaspɔːt/
  1. pasaport
  2. bir memleketin karasularına girmek veya çıkmak için bir gemiye verilen izin kâğıdı
  3. giriş vesilesi.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpæsˌpɔɹt/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  PASSPORT, SEA BRIEF, or SEA LETTER, maritime law. A paper containing a 
  permission from the neutral state to the captain or master of a ship or 
  vessel to proceed on the voyage proposed; it usually contains his name and 
  residence; the name, property, description, tonnage and destination of the 
  ship; the nature and quantity of the cargo; the place from whence it comes, 
  and its destination; with such other matters as the practice of the place 
  requires. 
       2. This document is indispensably necessary in time of war for the 
  safety of every neutral vessel. Marsh. Ins. B. 1, c. 9, s. 6, p. 406, b. 
       3. In most countries of continental Europe passports are given to 
  travellers; these are intended to protect them on their journey from all 
  molestation, while they are obedient to the laws. Passports are also granted 
  by the secretary of state to persons travelling abroad, certifying that they 
  are citizens of the United States. 9 Pet. 692. Vide 1 Kent, Com. 162, 182; 
  Merl. Repert. h.t. 
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 护照,手段,通行证;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 护照,手段,通行证

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