Definitions
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 thatgrants safepassage throughenemy territory in times ofwar .
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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Examples
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And how to accomplish all this while allowing Israelis the safe-conduct of their own lives.
Ru Freeman: A Voice for Palestine Is a Voice for Israel Ru Freeman 2011
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It seems, said the letter writer, that the general had obtained from the U.S. government a safe-conduct, in order that Com.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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It seems, said the letter writer, that the general had obtained from the U.S. government a safe-conduct, in order that Com.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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This Cuban passport looks more like a safe-conduct than an ID, with it we can escape from insularity though it still doesn't guarantee we can board an airplane.
Yoani Sanchez: A Passport, A Safe-Conduct Yoani Sanchez 2010
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This Cuban passport looks more like a safe-conduct than an ID, with it we can escape from insularity though it still doesn't guarantee we can board an airplane.
Yoani Sanchez: A Passport, A Safe-Conduct Yoani Sanchez 2010
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Forced to swallow it whole, he endured the four years of repeated jabs and investigation for his safe-conduct to leave the country, which the minister of his branch still had not signed.
Fuedal Serfdom: The Fate of Health Professionals in Cuba 2010
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Forced to swallow it whole, he endured the four years of repeated jabs and investigation for his safe-conduct to leave the country, which the minister of his branch still had not signed.
Yoani Sanchez: Fuedal Serfdom: The Fate of Health Professionals in Cuba 2010
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This Cuban passport looks more like a safe-conduct than an ID, with it we can escape from insularity though it still doesn't guarantee we can board an airplane.
Yoani Sanchez: A Passport, A Safe-Conduct Yoani Sanchez 2010
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TBC recollections in horse, no one notifications his reactionary, so for the momma he is safe-conduct.
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This Cuban passport looks more like a safe-conduct than an ID, with it we can escape from insularity though it still doesn't guarantee we can board an airplane.
Yoani Sanchez: A Passport, A Safe-Conduct Yoani Sanchez 2010
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