customs post
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A place at a border crossing or port of entry where customs and passport checks are carried out.
Example Sentences
- "There were two further unscheduled stops, one at a small station, Skalice, where a small party of tourists entrained, and at Břeclav, a junction and customs post on the Austrian frontier."
- "The appearance of the pier was scarcely improved by these additions, or by the wooden huts and offices from time to time, especially after the establishment of the Irish Free State customs-post in 1922."