English Explanatory Dictionary

coast guard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
name
  1. The coast guard of a particular armed forces.
  2. Ellipsis of United States Coast Guard.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

coast guard coast guards coastguard

Etymology

From coast + guard. Compare Old English sǣweard (“coastguard”, literally “sea-guard”).

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