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triptyque

British  
/ trɪpˈtiːk /

noun

  1. a customs permit for the temporary importation of a motor vehicle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of triptyque

from French: triptych (referring to its three sections)

Example Sentences

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Pong was diligently compared with the tale of his triptyque.

From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford

We drew up in front of the custom house, and exhibited our French triptyque.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

Consequently, he's going to scrutinise our triptyque, passports, passes and certificates, to see if he can accuse us of anything.

From Jonah and Co. by Yates, Dornford

Then he made a few entries in something, handed me my triptyque, said "Bonjour, et bon voyage," and I was done.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

But it was the papers he was after, our Swiss triptyque.

From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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