carnet

noun

car·​net

(ˈ)kär¦nā

plural -s

1

a

: a card issued to an aviator by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and designed to eliminate the necessity of having a passport

b

: an international credit card for aviation fuel

2

: a customs pass permitting an automobile free passage across national boundaries

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, notebook, from Middle French quernet, from Latin quaterni group of four

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