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单词 revenue cutter
释义

revenue cutter

noun

: an armed government vessel employed especially to enforce revenue laws

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The captain of an inbound steamer, the Ewing, a revenue cutter approaching the bay, gave this account to The Sun of the quake’s strike. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 26 Aug. 2021 Tape also read a ship log from a U.S. revenue cutter that was anchored in Kodiak harbor on Oct. 9, 1900. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Mar. 2021 On this date in: The U.S. Coast Guard had its beginnings as President George Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling. Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 4 Aug. 2019 In 1790, the Coast Guard had its beginnings as President Washington signed a measure authorizing a group of revenue cutters to enforce tariff and trade laws and prevent smuggling. BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019 The Coast Guard's presence in New York has evolved considerably from the original revenue cutters. CBS News, 26 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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