revenue cutter

noun

: an armed government vessel employed especially to enforce revenue laws

Examples of revenue cutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The revenue cutter captains were similarly tired of Conradi’s inaction. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Dec. 2022 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of revenue cutter was in 1790

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“Revenue cutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20cutter. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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