shore patrol

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 bug, shore crab, shore dinner, shore fly, shore leave, shore patrol, shore terrace, shore up, shorebird, shorefront, shoreless

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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