English

Alternative forms

• port-pass, port pass

Noun

portpass ‎(plural portpasses)

1. A document or doumentation allowing for legal entry into another land; a passport.
   • 2009, Jody Wallace, Survival of the Fairest:

     “Is this enough?” The man frowned as he inspected the coin. “We don't take foreign money. You got traveler's checks?” “I have a portpass.” Tali flashed the small document that claimed Miss Smith was in this country legally.

2. Anything allowing for entry into or through a port.
   • 2006, Torin Monahan, Surveillance and security:

     The fingerprints are used for a quick background check with the FBI's IAFIS database, and the photograph and hand geometry are stored on a personalized smartcard, the “portpass.”