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单词 receiver of wreck
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Definition of receiver of wreck in English:

receiver of wreck

(also receiver of wrecks)
noun
  • (In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries) a port official to whom all objects recovered from the sea or from sunken ships must be delivered for adjudication of ownership.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament.

 
 

Definition of receiver of wreck in US English:

receiver of wreck

(also receiver of wrecks)
noun
  • (In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries) a port official to whom all objects recovered from the sea or from sunken ships must be delivered for adjudication of ownership.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Acts of Parliament.

 
 
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