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
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Conflicts have arisen with Chinese coast guard vessels that routinely escort fishing fleets entering other countries’ waters without permission.
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Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Newsweek reached out to the South Korean coast guard by email with a request for comment outside of office hours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Twelve hours after the crash, the ships continued to be on fire, according to British coast guards.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Newsweek reached out to the South Korean coast guard by email with a request for comment outside of office hours.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Twelve hours after the crash, the ships continued to be on fire, according to British coast guards.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea, along with a coast guard plane.
—Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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