Meaning

1 senses
  1. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.

    Küstenwache

    берегова́я охра́наberegovája oxrána

    морська́ охоро́наmorsʹká oxoróna

Examples

19 sentences
  1. Tom wanted to join the Coast Guard.

  2. Tom was unable to contact the coast guard.

  3. They made a desperate call to the coast guard.

  4. Call the coast guard.

  5. A coast guard helicopter approached the ship.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
enforcer of maritime law:
Русский
By meaning 1
enforcer of maritime law:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
enforcer of maritime law:

Origin

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

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

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