coastguardsman
Americannoun
PLURAL
coastguardsmenEtymology
Origin of coastguardsman
1840–50; Coast Guard + 's 1 + man
Example Sentences
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I once asked a coastguardsman the distance from A to B; he replied: “Eight miles.”
From Project Gutenberg
Nine Chinese crewmen violently resisted South Korean coastguardsmen trying to impound their 66-ton boat, a Coast Guard statement said.
From New York Times
Keep a sharp lookout on the banks; some of the coastguardsmen may be about.
From Project Gutenberg
Seeing all my packages, the coastguardsmen naturally took us for smugglers, and were soon on the spot to seize our goods and carry them to the custom-house.
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"Strikes me I hear engines," declared the coastguardsman.
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