free passage

Right of way

Free passage is the right or ability to move through a space without obstruction or restriction.

It often appears in legal and diplomatic contexts: The treaty guaranteed free passage through the strait.

Ships may have free passage in international waters; refugees may be granted free passage across borders.

The phrase implies movement unimpeded by physical barriers, fees, or bureaucratic interference.

Related

gateway · open door · unobstructed · open · right of way · green light · liberty · safe conduct · escape · corridor · clear path · threshold · voyage · ticket · border · no man's land · unrestricted · access

Opposites
cost/payment

free passagetoll road

Highway requiring payment

toll · toll booth · turnpike · fare · admission fee

restriction/obstruction

free passageblockade

Sealing off a place

obstruction · blocked passage · barrier · barricade · roadblock

legal/political access

free passagetravel ban

Prohibition on journeys

travel restriction · embargo · closed border · border closure · restricted movement

Family

free, passage, freely, freedom, freeborn, freeness, freer, freest, unfree

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G