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coastguard

/ ˈkəʊstˌɡɑːd /

noun

  1. a maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc
  2. Also calledcoastguardsman a member of such a force
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

“We might be seen or heard by some passing coastguard man,” observed old Jem.

"I must say you seem to be pretty hard and fast ashore in mighty sloppy water," commented the coastguard captain.

Meeting the ocean westward of Harlyn is Trevose Head, with its lighthouse and coastguard station.

But this did not suit the corporal who, being a coastguard, had no sympathy with cutting down the pay of the army.

I did not know before that coastguard corporals, like musical scales and Hebrew prophets, could be either major or minor.

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