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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An official document or an escort assuring unmolested passage, as through enemy territory.
  • noun The protection afforded by such a document.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A passport granted by one in authority, especially in time of war, to secure one's safety where it would otherwise be unsafe for him to go.
  • To conduct safely; give a safe passage to, especially through a hostile country.
  • noun The document issued to the master of a vessel in the merchant service of a neutral or hostile power, insuring immunity.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb Poetic To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to.
  • noun a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or a foreign country.
  • noun a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a person to enable him to travel with safety.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

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