Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

e-passport

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: e--pass-port
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a biometric passport

Example Sentences

"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."
"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”."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

e-passports (plural)

Phrases

e-gate

Frequently Paired Words

e-gate

Questions

What does e-passport mean?: a biometric passport
Where does e-passport come from?: Etymology tree English electronic English e- English passport English e-passport From e- + passport.

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