travel document

noun

An identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries, such as a passport.

Similar
certificate of identitylaissez-passer

Meanings

nountravel document (plural travel documents)

plural travel documents

  1. An identity document issued by a government or international treaty organization to facilitate the movement of individuals or small groups of persons across international boundaries, such as a passport.
  2. An identity document similar to a passport, but which does not confer proof of citizenship from the issuing country.

    Synonyms: certificate of identity, laissez-passer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn identity document similar to a passport, but which does not confer proof of citizenship from the issuing country.

Similar
certificate of identitylaissez-passer
Cite this entry
APA

travel document. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travel%20document

MLA

“travel document.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travel%20document. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “travel document,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travel%20document.

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