port_of_entry (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *port of entry*:
NOUN	location	port of entry, point of entry	a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise

English > *port of entry*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	A port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise.
Synonym	point of entry
Instances	Aberdeen	A town in western Washington
	Bellingham	A town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
	Brownsville	A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico
	Brunswick	A town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast
	Columbus	A city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River
	Erie	A port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
	Gary	A city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan
	Houghton	A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
	Jacksonville	Florida's largest city
	Laredo	A city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
	Los Angeles, City of the Angels, L.A.	A city in southern California
	Miami	A city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay
	New Orleans	A port and largest city in Louisiana
	New York, New York City, Greater New York	The largest city in New York State and in the United States
	Nogales	A town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
	Panama City	A resort and fishing / fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
	Portland	Freshwater port and largest city in Oregon
	Saginaw	A town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
	San Diego	A picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border
	San Francisco	A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers
	Seattle	A major port of entry and the largest city in Washington
	Tampa	A resort city in western Florida
Broader	port	A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
Spanish	puerto de entrada, punto de entrada
Catalan	port d'entrada

HyperDic: port_of_entry