passport

/ˌpæsˈpɔrt/

/ˈpɑspɔt/

Other forms: passports

A passport is a government-issued document you need to travel between countries. Americans must have a passport to travel out of the U.S., even if they're just going to Canada for the weekend.

A passport is a small book that includes the name, nationality, and photograph of the person it belongs to. Its many pages are stamped each time you enter a new country. When you apply for a passport, you have to prove your identity and nationality, and have your picture taken. Colloquially, passport also means something that helps you get where you want to go: "This amusement part ticket is your passport to fun!"

Definitions of passport

1. noun

   a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
   type of:

   instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document

   (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
2. noun

   any authorization to pass or go somewhere
   synonyms: pass

   types:

   safe-conduct, safeguard

   a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

   type of:

   permission

   approval to do something
3. noun

   any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
   “his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society”

   synonyms: recommendation

   type of:

   characteristic, discriminant

   a distinguishing quality