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shore patrol

noun

  1. (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. : SP


shore patrol

noun

  1. a naval unit serving the same function as the military police
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of shore patrol1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

One important addition was the creation of black shore patrol units for which a school was started at Great Lakes.

But the callous act of the shore patrol argued a state of war carried to fanatic proportions, perhaps inter-racial conflict.

He had stayed past the legal hour on liberty the last time in, and the shore patrol had come along and scooped him up.

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