pratique
/prəˈtik/
noun
- Permission granted to a ship to enter a port or to have dealings with a port after quarantine or upon showing a clean bill of health.
- The harbor master granted pratique to the cargo ship after the crew passed medical inspection.
- Without pratique, the cruise liner had to remain anchored offshore for three more days.
- The captain was relieved when the health officer finally issued pratique and the passengers could disembark.
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