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Meaning of "water bailiff" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER BAILIFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER BAILIFF

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Water bailiff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATER BAILIFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Water bailiff

A water bailiff is a law enforcement officer responsible for the policing of bodies of water, such as a river, lake or coast. The position has existed in many jurisdictions throughout history.

Definition of water bailiff in the English dictionary

The definition of water bailiff in the dictionary is an official responsible for enforcing laws on river management and fishing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATER BAILIFF

water authority
water back
water bag
water bear
Water Bearer
water bed
water beetle
water bird
water biscuit
water blister
water boatman
water boatmen
water bomb
water bomber
water bottle
water brash
water buffalo
water bug
water butt
water caltrop

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATER BAILIFF

bailiff
bumbailiff
Cardiff
cliff
feed-in tariff
fiscal cliff
gliff
griff
plaintiff
riff
Schiff
scliff
sheriff
skliff
sniff
spliff
stiff
tariff
tiff
undercliff

Synonyms and antonyms of water bailiff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «water bailiff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER BAILIFF

Find out the translation of water bailiff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of water bailiff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «water bailiff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水法警
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guarda de pesca
570 millions of speakers

English

water bailiff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी कारिदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مأمور المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вода пристав
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oficial de justiça água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল বেইলিফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

huissier de l´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bailif air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasser Gerichtsvollzieher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水廷吏
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 집행관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banyu bailiff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thừa phát lại nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் மாநகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी बेलीफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su icrası memuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficiale giudiziario acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komornik wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вода пристав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

executor judecătoresc de apă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιμελητή του νερού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waterbalijuw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vatten fogde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vann Namsmannen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water bailiff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER BAILIFF»

The term «water bailiff» is used very little and occupies the 178.946 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER BAILIFF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water bailiff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER BAILIFF»

Discover the use of water bailiff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to water bailiff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Charters and Letters Patent, Granted by the Kings and ...
the exercise of the office of water-bailiff of the same town, or from whatever cause shall be removed from that oflice,_that from that time the said now mayor and commonalty of the said town ofMWnM Bristol and their successors for ever shall be ...
Bristol (England)., Samuel Seyer, 1812
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Reports from Commissioners
By section 30, a conservator or water bailiff may search all boats, nets, baskets, and other instruments used in fishing in salmon rivers, but there is nothing in that section which compels the fisherman to stop his boat or come to shore, so as to ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1871
3
The laws of Jamaica: comprehending all the acts in force, ...
Water-bailiff to appoint places for throwing out same, and persons throwing them in other places to forfeit 100/. 3 115 Water-bailiff permitting them to do so, or neglecting to appoint places, to forfeit 100/. 4 116 Any person wilfully sinking any  ...
Jamaica, Francis Hanson, William Wood (of Jamaica.), 1824
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Public Bills
^-ne person in charge of any boat (not being a row boat belonging to a smack □ or skiff), fishing within the limits of the fishery, shall, when required by any Swansea, water bailiff, produce the license of such boat, or else desist from fishing till ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1871
5
The Laws of Jamaica: 1760-1792
of the master or commanding officer of every such vessel respectively that shall arrive in the laid harbour of Annotto-Bay, that he the said water- bailiff, or some person for him, hath actually attended and performed his duty in mooring- such ...
Jamaica, 1802
6
Abridgement of the laws of Jamaica passed between the years ...
II. vi. x In order to keep this harbour in repair and good order, commanders of vessels arriving here are to pay the following duties to the water-bailiff; Those trading to the north of the tropic of Cancer, for every three-mast vessel, 151.; for every ...
Jamaica, 1802
7
Report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the ...
... exceed 20s. per annum. The total number of beacons (as shown by the chart) is nine. III. No superior authority. IV. This authority appoints a water-bailiff, who is recently deceased, and the office is consequently at the present moment vacant.
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, 1861
8
Kenya Gazette
Plans may be seen at the Public Works Department Head Office, Nairobi, and at the office of the Water Bailiff, Public Works Department, Nakuru. Objections stating specific grounds therefor should be filed in duplicate with the Water Board , P.O. ...
9
Great Yarmouth corporation. A report of the investigation ...
Water Bailiff- — I never was out of office. Commissioner — Well, when several gentlemen belonging to the Corporation supposed you were out of office, did you make such a state ment? Water Bailiff— No. Commissioner — Did you say at that  ...
Henry Barrett (of Yarmouth.), 1834
10
Thirty letters on the trade of Bristol: the causes of its ...
The charter, after reciting this fact, goes on to declare that from the death or removal of Hoskins, the " Mayor and Commonalty of the said town of Bristol and their successors, for ever, shall be Water-Bailiff's of the said town of Bristol, and shall ...
J. B. Kington, 1834

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER BAILIFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term water bailiff is used in the context of the following news items.
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New patrol boat to honour King's Lynn water bailiff
Water bailiff Sebastian Terelinck and his assistant John Allen drowned after their row boat capsized in the Lynn Channel in December 1913 while they were ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
2
Grantham Journal caricature: Water bailiff and RAYNET volunteer …
Jim Wheeldon might be retired after 20 years as a lorry driver, but he keeps busy both as a bailiff for the Grantham Angling Association and as a volunteer with ... «Grantham Journal, Dec 14»
3
'Biggest porbeagle shark ever' caught off coast of Wales - by seasick …
Within a few hours the 70-year-old hauled in a 300lb monster - believed to be the biggest porbeagle shark ever caught in Welsh waters. Retired water bailiff ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 14»
4
Patrol boat honour for West Norfolk water bailiffs
Water bailiff Sebastian Terelinck and his assistant John Allen drowned after their row boat capsized in the Lynn Channel in December 1913 while they were ... «Lynn News, Sep 13»
5
Fight to tackle city salmon poaching
CONCERN: Water bailiff Paul Reid said that with the dramatic rise in the numbers of salmon and trout, more needs to be done to police Scotland's waterways. «Herald Scotland, Mar 13»
6
Meet the modern day water bailiff
Picture in your mind's eye a water bailiff of old – a grumpy watchdog, policing the river-bank keeping a beady eye on any transgressions from the angling ... «Craven Herald, Mar 13»

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