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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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How to use shore patrol in a sentence

Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
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“They just walk around, they ride in their patrol cars, and they just pass by,” he said.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.
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Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
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Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why he did that, instead of walking around on the shore, Jimmy Rabbit couldn't understand.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
He just got a good holt–a shore enough diamond hitch–on that thirst-parlour dawg, and chawed.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Whenever he heard of one coming into harbor, he hastened to the shore, and closely watched the disembarking.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Not far distant is Chouacot,11 which is the other shore or arm embracing French Bay.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Islands are so numerous that the whole shore is cut up by a confused procession of them, as it were.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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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