Timeline for If I leave the US through an airport, do I have to return through the same airport?
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| Jun 6, 2019 at 21:20 | comment | added | RyanfaeScotland | Port of entry is a common idiom, hell I'd even say it's more common than referring to a harbour as a port unless your a pirate from the 1830s. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 18:44 | comment | added | Nij | Being as most people aren't USA customs and border officials, a common idiom makes more sense that a technical one, especially where the technical one doesn't quite make sense to the average person. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 17:40 | comment | added | phoog | Indeed. I wonder whether it's from Latin portus (port, harbor) or porta (port, gate), or if being from the former it was nonetheless influenced in its usage by the latter. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 11:35 | history | edited | Greg Hewgill | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 6, 2019 at 11:32 | comment | added | Greg Hewgill | @Nij No, the US calls them Port of Entry regardless of where they are. | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 11:18 | comment | added | Nij | Land borders aren't ports - perhaps point of entry would cover all three modes best? | |
| Jun 6, 2019 at 9:10 | history | edited | Greg Hewgill | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 6, 2019 at 2:56 | history | answered | Greg Hewgill | CC BY-SA 4.0 |