A government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country.
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Examples for "customhouse"
Examples for "customhouse"
1Just across the street fluttered the Mexican flag from the Mexican customhouse.
2The reforms proposed in the customhouse at New York were carried out.
3The Arabic press arrived in 1834, and passed without objection through the customhouse.
4Like Hawthorne, Poe tried to get a position in a customhouse, but failed.
5He veered left, toward the wide, well-traveled avenue that led directly to the customhouse.
1They took refuge in the square, between the king's palace and the customshouse.