Jerque

Translation of "jerque" into Russian

Noun

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

jerque

jerques pl

The customs officer conducted a jerque of the passenger's luggage.

Таможенник провел досмотр багажа пассажира.

Additional translations

Verb

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

jerque

jerques

jerqued Past Simple / Past Participle

jerquing Gerund

The customs officer decided to jerque the suspicious luggage.

Таможенник решил обыскать подозрительный багаж.

Additional translations

производить сыск

Noun

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

(archaic, nautical) An official search of a ship, its cargo, or its papers carried out by customs officers.

Before any cargo could be unloaded, the schooner had to undergo the customary jerque.

Verb

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɜrk/

(archaic, nautical) To search a vessel, its cargo, or its papers, especially by customs officers, in order to detect smuggled or contraband goods.

The customs officials boarded at dawn to jerque the brig for undeclared rum.