HM Coastguard
/ˌeɪtʃ em ˈkəʊstɡɑːd/
/ˌeɪtʃ em ˈkəʊstɡɑːrd/
Her/His Majesty's Coastguard
/hə ˌmædʒəstiz ˈkəʊstɡɑːd/
/hər ˌmædʒəstiz ˈkəʊstɡɑːrd/
- the British government organization, part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), whose job is to watch the country's coast and help ships and people in trouble at sea and on the land near the sea
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HM Coastguard