shore patrol
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shore patrol
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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A shore patrol was instituted to catch anyone attempting to engage in trade.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
She is all but ready to go when she learns that the shore patrol is downstairs and realizes that Gilpin has bragged about this escapade to everyone he knows.
From Time Magazine Archive
With order restored, the Navy canceled all leave while its shore patrol was doubled.
From Time Magazine Archive
He then threatened to call the shore patrol.
From Time Magazine Archive
One important addition was the creation of black shore patrol units for which a school was started at Great Lakes.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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