coast guard
noun
1
: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
2
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China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, took part, as did a significant number of vessels from China’s coast guard, the largest in the world.
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
Under a five-year deal signed last November by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, up to 3,000 migrants picked up by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month will be sheltered in Albania.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
In addition to projecting strength, Beijing has a practical interest in expanding its cooperation with Russia and presence in far north waters, where its coast guard could in the future protect its economic interests, experts say.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
China’s coast guard criticized the Philippines' actions as a serious infringement on its territorial sovereignty.
—Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
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Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
Under a five-year deal signed last November by Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and her Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, up to 3,000 migrants picked up by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month will be sheltered in Albania.
—Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
In addition to projecting strength, Beijing has a practical interest in expanding its cooperation with Russia and presence in far north waters, where its coast guard could in the future protect its economic interests, experts say.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
China’s coast guard criticized the Philippines' actions as a serious infringement on its territorial sovereignty.
—Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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