wolf's ticket

See also: wolf ticket

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet.

Noun

wolf's ticket (plural wolf's tickets)

1. (rare, historical) In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside.
   • 1967, Konstantin Paustovsky, The Story of a Life, volume 3, page 241:

     […] now, we had narrowly escaped a terrible danger : absolutely certain expulsion with wolf's tickets two days before our graduation from the gymnasium.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with wolf ticket.

Translations

Translations

• Belarusian: во́ўчы біле́т m (vóŭčy biljét)
• Polish: wilczy bilet (pl) m
• Russian: во́лчий биле́т (ru) m (vólčij bilét)
• Ukrainian: во́вчий біле́т (uk) m (vóvčyj bilét)

Anagrams

• wolf tickets