revenue cutter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of revenue cutter
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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Last week the British revenue cutter, repaired and loaded with German police, again headed for Helgoland.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was saluted with 21 guns, boarded the presidential barge, was ferried out into the Potomac near Haines Point, received another salute, boarded the revenue cutter Apache.
From Time Magazine Archive
A British revenue cutter ordered to the scene was damaged by ice floes and forced back to base for repairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had I passed a certain reef now called Tahoma Reefs in the day time instead of at night in 1914, I would not have lost the revenue cutter Tahoma.
From Time Magazine Archive
On June 2nd he was escorted to the Long Wharf in Boston and put aboard a revenue cutter and sent back to Virginia.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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