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
2
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The report notes that the China Coast Guard – like most coast guards around the world – is considered a law-enforcement agency.
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 21 June 2024
Its coast guard and de facto maritime militia are in a prolonged state of low-intensity conflict with the Philippines, a treaty ally of the United States, which could spark a wider war in the South China Sea.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The Chinese coast guard surrounds a supply ship, blasts it with a water cannon in the area around Second Thomas Shoal.
—David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
While all 379 passengers and crew were able to make it out of the Japan Airlines plane, five crew members on the coast guard plane were killed, NBC News reported, citing Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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Brad Lendon, CNN, 21 June 2024
Its coast guard and de facto maritime militia are in a prolonged state of low-intensity conflict with the Philippines, a treaty ally of the United States, which could spark a wider war in the South China Sea.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
The Chinese coast guard surrounds a supply ship, blasts it with a water cannon in the area around Second Thomas Shoal.
—David Rising, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
While all 379 passengers and crew were able to make it out of the Japan Airlines plane, five crew members on the coast guard plane were killed, NBC News reported, citing Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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