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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In Libya, the European Union has financed the country’s coast guard, which has been accused of firing live ammunition during interceptions at sea and of handing migrants over to violent militias.
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Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
China has increasingly sent armed coast guard ships to the waters near the Philippines to reinforce its territorial claims with law enforcement patrols, ramming maneuvers, and water cannons, as well as the use of high-power lasers against Philippine vessels.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The nation’s coast guard will investigate the discovery.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
All seven crew members aboard the freighter were Chinese nationals, the Taiwan coast guard said.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
China has increasingly sent armed coast guard ships to the waters near the Philippines to reinforce its territorial claims with law enforcement patrols, ramming maneuvers, and water cannons, as well as the use of high-power lasers against Philippine vessels.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The nation’s coast guard will investigate the discovery.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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