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e-passport en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English electronic English e- English passport English e-passport From e- + passport.

Meanings

1. a biometric passport
   • A Home Office analysis seen by the Guardian has concluded that changes announced by Philip Hammond on Wednesday, which allow citizens from seven other countries including the US to use e-passports to travel through Britain, will slow down UK citizens’ journey times. 2019 March 13, Rajeev Syal, “E-passport changes will cause longer queues for Britons, leak reveals”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • The government has said in a paper on the UK’s post-Brexit border operating model that it will “ensure that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens may also continue to use our e-passport gates and the existing queueing arrangements”. 2020 October 23, Daniel Boffey, “UK presses for use of faster passport gates at EU airports post-Brexit”, in The Guardian:

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e-gate