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
2
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Officials from both coast guards have also held regular exchanges in recent years to discuss ways of strengthening maritime coordination.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korean coast guard and military have responded to the situation and, as promised, San-ho has found her, and will try to protect her one last time.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In August, a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a ship from China’s own navy as both pursued a Philippine coast guard vessel in the South China Sea.
—Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korean coast guard and military have responded to the situation and, as promised, San-ho has found her, and will try to protect her one last time.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In August, a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a ship from China’s own navy as both pursued a Philippine coast guard vessel in the South China Sea.
—Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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