coast guard
noun
1
: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
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Nineteen people were found dead and 58 rescued alive by the Italian coast guard, which intercepted a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa on Tuesday night.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Japan's coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter in 2010 in which he was accused of ordering a captain of his ship to throw explosives at what the Japanese labeled a whaling research ship.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
An excavator was used on Thursday to dig an escape channel after earlier unsuccessful efforts to coax the whale back toward deeper water, including using coast guard and fire department boats to create large waves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Four fire service units and 10 divers were leading the search and rescue efforts, supported by the army, police, coast guard and local authorities.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Japan's coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter in 2010 in which he was accused of ordering a captain of his ship to throw explosives at what the Japanese labeled a whaling research ship.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
An excavator was used on Thursday to dig an escape channel after earlier unsuccessful efforts to coax the whale back toward deeper water, including using coast guard and fire department boats to create large waves.
—ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Four fire service units and 10 divers were leading the search and rescue efforts, supported by the army, police, coast guard and local authorities.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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