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noun
(often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP
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Origin of shore patrol
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby shore patrol
shore fly, shorefront, shore leave, shoreless, shoreline, shore patrol, shoreside, shore terrace, shore up, Shoreview, shoreward
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British Dictionary definitions for shore patrol
shore patrol
noun
US a naval unit serving the same function as the military police
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