patache
- Domaine
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- marinebateau
Définitions :
Nom longtemps donné au bateau de la douane.
Bateau des douaniers.
En France, jusqu'au début du XXe siècle, ponton servant soit à la diffusion du courrier dans un port de guerre, soit à l'arraisonnement des bâtiments à l'entrée d'un port.
Au XVIIe siècle, et surtout dans les marines étrangères, petit bâtiment de guerre employé à la patrouille.
Terme :
- patache n. f.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Gruss, Robert,Définition
An armed government vessel amployed especially to enforce revenue lows and prevent smuggling.
A single-masted cutter with fine lines built expressly for the prevention of smuggling and the enforcement of customs regulations.Note :
Their greatest period of activity was during the late 18the and early 19th centuries when high import duties made the running of selected dutiable goods a highly profitable business and the lack of adequate coastguard stations presented smugglers with plenty of unguarded coastline to which to run their cargoes. This made it desirable to cath the smugglers at sea and let the special design of these cutters to provide a margin of speed over the smugglers. They carried up to ten guns, usually 'long 9's, nine-pounder guns with extra long barrels to provide a greater range.
Terme :
- revenue cutter
Terme associé :
- tender