main entry

noun

1. the principal entry of an item in a reference text, often placed in alphabetical order.
2. Library Science. the principal, complete entry of an item in a catalog or bibliography, giving full information on the item, often including its location, and the form by which the item is to be consistently identified and cited.

Example Sentences

The Rafah crossing in southern Gaza, which had been the main entry point of aid entering via Egypt, has been closed after Israel took control of the Palestinian side of the crossing in early May.

From BBC

Egypt said it agreed to send U.N. humanitarian aid trucks through the Kerem Shalom border crossing, Israel’s main entry point into southern Gaza.

From Seattle Times

Those were the two main entry points for truck convoys carrying aid overland.

From New York Times

Until two weeks ago, the main entry point for aid into Gaza was the Rafah crossing with Egypt, but Israeli forces have seized the Palestinian side as part of their ground assault into eastern Rafah.

From Salon

Israel recently seized the key Rafah border crossing in its push against Hamas around that city on the Egyptian border, raising fears about civilians’ safety while also cutting off the main entry for aid into the Gaza Strip.

From Seattle Times