coastguard
noun/ˈkəʊstɡɑːd/
/ˈkəʊstɡɑːrd/
- (usually the coastguard)[singular] an official organization (in the US a branch of the armed forces) whose job is to watch the sea near a coast in order to help ships and people in trouble, and to stop people from breaking the law
- The coastguard was alerted.
- They radioed Dover Coastguard.
- a coastguard station
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- [countable] (especially British English) (US English usually coastguardsmana member of this organizationTopics Transport by waterc2/ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən//ˈkəʊstɡɑːrdzmən/(plural coastguardsmen)/ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən//ˈkəʊstɡɑːrdzmən/)
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