coast guard en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From coast + guard. Compare Old English sǣweard (“coastguard”, literally “sea-guard”).
Meanings
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The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
I went down to the coast guard to see what they're guarding / "See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast"
2018, Bill Wurtz, “Long Long Long Journey”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coast guards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| coastguard | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (52)
tl tanudpasigan (enforcer of maritime law) · eu kostazaintza (enforcer of maritime law) · cmn 海岸警備隊 /海岸警备队 (enforcer of maritime law) · af kuswag (enforcer of maritime law) · ko 해안경비대 (enforcer of maritime law) · nl kustwacht (enforcer of maritime law) · es guardacostas (enforcer of maritime law) · tr sahil güvenlik (enforcer of maritime law) · cy gwyliwr y glannau (enforcer of maritime law) · ht gadkòt (enforcer of maritime law) · ga vaidhtéir (enforcer of maritime law) · vi cảnh sát biển (enforcer of maritime law) · tl bantay-dagat (enforcer of maritime law) · fi merivartija (enforcer of maritime law) · ka სანაპირო დაცვის სამსახური (enforcer of maritime law) · hi तटरक्षक (enforcer of maritime law) · ga garda cósta (enforcer of maritime law) · cmn 海岸巡防隊 /海岸巡防队 (enforcer of maritime law) · oc gardacòsta (enforcer of maritime law) · ko 해양경찰 (enforcer of maritime law) · el ακτοφύλακας (enforcer of maritime law) · fi merivartiosto (enforcer of maritime law) · et merevalve (enforcer of maritime law) · bg брегова охрана (enforcer of maritime law) · tl guwardakosta (enforcer of maritime law) · nn kystvakt (enforcer of maritime law) · cmn 海警 (enforcer of maritime law) · hu parti őrség (enforcer of maritime law) · nb kystvakt (enforcer of maritime law) · vi tuần duyên (enforcer of maritime law) · fr garde-côte (enforcer of maritime law) · ka სანაპირო დაცვა (enforcer of maritime law) · ca guardacostes (enforcer of maritime law) · gl gardacostas (enforcer of maritime law) · ca guàrdia costanera (enforcer of maritime law) · da kystvagt (enforcer of maritime law) · gd maor-cladaich (enforcer of maritime law) · ru берегова́я охра́на (enforcer of maritime law) · nrf garde-côte (enforcer of maritime law) · es guardia costera (enforcer of maritime law) · ja 沿岸警備隊 (enforcer of maritime law) · pt guarda costeira (enforcer of maritime law) · pl straż przybrzeżna (enforcer of maritime law) · cmn 海岸警衛隊 /海岸警卫队 (enforcer of maritime law) · uk морська́ охоро́на (enforcer of maritime law) · sv kustbevakning (enforcer of maritime law) · izh rannanvahti (enforcer of maritime law) · ga feighlí mara (enforcer of maritime law) · gl garda costeira (enforcer of maritime law) · de Küstenwache (enforcer of maritime law) · it guardia costiera (enforcer of maritime law) · jv jaga pasisir (enforcer of maritime law)