lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd 
: a usually expert swimmer employed (as at a beach or a pool) to safeguard other swimmers
lifeguard
intransitive verb
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Maintenance is the largest of the harbor’s expenditures, at $3.4 million, followed by $2.8 million for the lifeguard patrol services, along with leases, property management and other services.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Only waterslides are required to be manned by lifeguards; other water areas must have signage indicating that there is no lifeguard on duty.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Only waterslides are required to be manned by lifeguards; other water areas must have signage indicating that there is no lifeguard on duty.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Lifeguard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeguard. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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lifeguard
noun
life·guard
ˈlīf-ˌgärd
: a usually expert swimmer employed at a beach or swimming pool to protect swimmers from drowning
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