coast guard
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coast guard¹
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From coast + guard. Compare Old English sǣweard (“coastguard”, literally “sea-guard”).
noun coast guards · coastguard
- The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters. I went down to the coast guard to see what they're guarding / "See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast"
Coast Guard²
proper noun
- The coast guard of a particular armed forces.
- Ellipsis of United States Coast Guard An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.
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noun enforcer of maritime law
| Español | guardacostas, guardia costera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해안경비대 haean'gyeongbidae, 해양경찰 haeyanggyeongchal |
| 日本語 | 沿岸警備隊 engan keibitai |
| 中文 | 海岸警衛隊 /海岸警卫队 hǎi'àn jǐngwèiduì, 海岸警備隊 /海岸警备队 hǎi'àn jǐngbèiduì, 海岸巡防隊 /海岸巡防队 hǎi'àn xúnfángduì, 海警 hǎijǐng |
| हिन्दी | तटरक्षक taṭrakṣak |
| Português | guarda costeira |
| Français | garde-côte |
| Deutsch | Küstenwache |
| Italiano | guardia costiera |
| Ελληνικά | ακτοφύλακας aktofýlakas |
| Русский | берегова́я охра́на beregovája oxrána |
| Tiếng Việt | cảnh sát biển, tuần duyên |
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