| has gloss | (noun) a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
point of entry, port of entry |
| has gloss | eng: A port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of persons who check passports and visas and inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border. Seaports can be used ports of entry only if a dedicated customs presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port. In the United States, for example, Los Angeles and San Diego are ports of entry whereas Newport Beach is not. |
| lexicalization | eng: point of entry |
| lexicalization | eng: port of entry |
| subclass of | (noun) a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
port |
| has instance | (noun) a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
Nogales |
| has instance | (noun) a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
Los Angeles, City of the Angels |
| has instance | (noun) a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
San Diego |
| has instance | (noun) a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco |
| has instance | (noun) Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
Jacksonville |
| has instance | (noun) a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
Miami |
| has instance | (noun) a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
Panama City |
| has instance | (noun) a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
Tampa |
| has instance | (noun) a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
Brunswick |
| has instance | (noun) a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
Columbus |
| has instance | (noun) a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
Gary |
| has instance | (noun) a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
New Orleans |
| has instance | (noun) a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
Houghton |
| has instance | (noun) a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
Saginaw |
| has instance | (noun) the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
Greater New York, New York City, New York |
| has instance | (noun) freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
Portland |
| has instance | (noun) a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
Erie |
| has instance | (noun) a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
Brownsville |
| has instance | (noun) a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
Laredo |
| has instance | (noun) a town in western Washington
Aberdeen |
| has instance | (noun) a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
Bellingham |
| has instance | (noun) a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
Seattle |