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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Video footage by a local news site showed at least one person being carried in a blanket from a boat moored on the side of a jetty into a waiting coast guard vehicle with blue flashing lights, as others appear to lead two children, one of them limping, toward the car.
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CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The collision occurred after a migrant boat sailing towards Chios with its navigation lights switched off ignored signals from a coast guard patrol vessel and changed course, the coast guard said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
As a result, Russia and China have conducted joint training exercises and patrols by each of their coast guards.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, the exercises are being carefully monitored by coast guard forces and some naval vessels.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The collision occurred after a migrant boat sailing towards Chios with its navigation lights switched off ignored signals from a coast guard patrol vessel and changed course, the coast guard said in a statement.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
As a result, Russia and China have conducted joint training exercises and patrols by each of their coast guards.
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2026
According to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, the exercises are being carefully monitored by coast guard forces and some naval vessels.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coast guard
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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