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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Nearly a hundred were expelled into the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest between the two countries, and had to be rescued by Bangladesh’s coast guard.
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Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The issue comes as China increases patrols by its heavily armed coast guard near the Japan-administered, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands, drawing stern rebukes from the U.S. ally.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In another shift from earlier years, recent rounds of exercises have witnessed China’s coast guard joining with the navy to practice blockading Taiwan.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Responding to a flare from the life raft, the skipper of a nearby ship rescued the survivors before calling the local coast guard, the report said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The issue comes as China increases patrols by its heavily armed coast guard near the Japan-administered, Beijing-claimed Senkaku Islands, drawing stern rebukes from the U.S. ally.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In another shift from earlier years, recent rounds of exercises have witnessed China’s coast guard joining with the navy to practice blockading Taiwan.
—Bonny Lin, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Responding to a flare from the life raft, the skipper of a nearby ship rescued the survivors before calling the local coast guard, the report said.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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