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shore patrol

noun

  1. (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. : SP


shore patrol

noun

  1. a naval unit serving the same function as the military police
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shore patrol1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

Found on most major beaches, the shore patrol pavilions known as Surf Life Saving Clubs were once overlooked as utilitarian buildings full of gear like surfboards and boats with maybe a club room or bar.

Its exhibits are housed inside the island’s former Coast Guard station, which was in charge of shore patrols for German submarines lurking off the Georgia coast during the war.

But the first group was able to cross the river on rafts — an option now blocked by new Mexican Navy river and shore patrols.

Another new initiative replicates the overseas “shore patrols” that keep watch for sailors taking too many liberties at ports-of-call around the world.

All new, paying members would begin as deckhands and as they gained trust would climb the rank ladder from skylarker to shore patrol, up to the ship's surgeon, who was in charge.

From BBC

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