Definition of Point of entry

1. Noun. A port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Point Of Entry

point in time
point jam
point lace
point man
point men
point mutation
point mutations
point of accumulation
point of apoapsis
point of articulation
point of contact
point of departure
point of elbow
point of entry (current term)
point of fixation
point of honor
point of inflection
point of interest
point of intersection
point of maximal impulse
point of no return
point of order
point of ossification
point of periapsis
point of pride
point of proximal contact
point of purchase

Literary usage of Point of entry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Coast Pilot: Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors by Edmund March Blunt, George William Blunt (1847)
"There are several rocky patches of 2i fathoms off the SW point of Entry Island, reaching to fully three-quarters of a mile from the shore. ..."

2. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"In a counterfeiting investigation, for example, intervention by law enforcement at the point of entry is crucial. The same holds true for situations ..."

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