coast guard
noun
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: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
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The coast guard found two blue, upholstered seats and pieces of aluminum that washed up on shore 12 miles west of Hancock, Michigan, according to the same Milwaukee Sentinel story.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Such strategies, which include the detention of Taiwanese fishers by China’s coast guard, are in part psychological, says Julia Famularo, postdoctoral fellow in Taiwan studies at Harvard University.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
The British coast guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
Video from the Philippine coast guard shows the Chinese and Philippine ships colliding in the Sabina Shoal, a disputed area.
—Zach Lachance, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Sep. 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
Such strategies, which include the detention of Taiwanese fishers by China’s coast guard, are in part psychological, says Julia Famularo, postdoctoral fellow in Taiwan studies at Harvard University.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
The British coast guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Fox News, 3 Sep. 2024
Video from the Philippine coast guard shows the Chinese and Philippine ships colliding in the Sabina Shoal, a disputed area.
—Zach Lachance, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.
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