shore patrol
noun
1
: a branch of a navy that exercises guard and police functions compare military police
2
: petty officers detailed to perform police duty while a ship is in port
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City police, augmented by Navy shore patrols and members of the military police, were called in to break up the vigilante groups.
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
An extra 1,000 people in town presents challenges to the local police department, and Lucking expects the Navy will help out by allowing shore patrol officers to ride in the department’s patrol vehicles.
—Author: Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019
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Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
An extra 1,000 people in town presents challenges to the local police department, and Lucking expects the Navy will help out by allowing shore patrol officers to ride in the department’s patrol vehicles.
—Author: Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019
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“Shore patrol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shore%20patrol. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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