noun
- official permission for a ship to enter port after being cleared by health authorities
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The cargo ship waited offshore until it received pratique from the port authority.
- Without pratique, the vessel could not dock at the harbor.
- The health inspector boarded the ship to grant pratique after checking for disease.
- Maritime law requires pratique before passengers can disembark.
- The captain displayed the pratique certificate prominently on the bridge.