Coast Guard
U.S. Military. a military service under the Department of Transportation, which in peacetime enforces maritime laws, saves lives and property at sea, and maintains aids to navigation, and which in wartime may be placed under the Navy Department to augment the navy.
(lowercase) any similar organization for aiding navigation, preventing smuggling, etc.
(lowercase)Also called coastguardsman. a member of any such organization.
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Coast Guard officials believed the oil spill would reach the coast Monday, but by early Sunday afternoon, oil was already surrounding anchored boats.
What we know—and don’t know—about the Huntington Beach oil spill | Sara Kiley Watson | October 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOver the course of my 40-year Coast Guard career we’ve seen a 31 to 32% reduction in the amount of ice in the Arctic.
Why a Warming Arctic Has the U.S. Coast Guard Worried About the Rest of the Country | Aryn Baker | September 13, 2021 | TimeThe action began shortly before 1 pm, when we met a 45-foot-long Coast Guard boat below us.
What it’s like to rescue someone at sea from a Coast Guard helicopter | Rob Verger | July 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIf it was diesel, the fuel would disappear within half a day or so, Adam Stanton, a spokesman for Coast Guard San Diego, told Voice of San Diego.
Decoding Marine Oil Spills Requires Slick Detective Work | MacKenzie Elmer | July 6, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe residences once housed Coast Guard personnel stationed on the islands.
How the Deals Approved by Congress Bypassed Thousands of Hawaiians Waiting for Homes | by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | May 7, 2021 | ProPublica
The Indian Coast Guard was called and a few days later, they intercepted the Enrica Lexie and guided it to the port of Kochi.
Italian Pirate-Fighting Marines On Trial | Barbie Latza Nadeau | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was seen in Key West in the summer of 2012, and the U.S. Coast Guard was unable to locate his body.
First Rule of the Fake Dead Bankers Club: Stay Gone | Daniel Gross | January 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA nearby fishing boat sent a distress signal to the Italian Coast Guard, but not before the boat caught fire from the lighters.
Italy’s Shipwrecked Syrians Fare Better Than Most Migrants | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe hotelier alerted authorities who sent a Coast Guard ship to meet the incoming boat.
Italy’s Shipwrecked Syrians Fare Better Than Most Migrants | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAllen left the Coast Guard in 2010 and now works for Booz Allen Hamilton.
A half-hour later, made presentable in the coast-guard captain's liberty suit, Mayo walked through the kitchen.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayThe coast-guard captain's liberty garments were not impressive, nor did they fit very well.
Blow The Man Down | Holman DayIn less than half an hour the sails were lowered, and she anchored some fifty yards from the coast-guard station.
A Chapter of Adventures | G. A. HentyJanko fears neither the sea, nor the wind, nor the fog, nor the coast-guard.
The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, | VariousFrom 1826 to 1860 he was employed with the Coast Guard, and retired with the rank of commander.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
British Dictionary definitions for coastguard
/ (ˈkəʊstˌɡɑːd) /
a maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc
Also called: coastguardsman a member of such a force
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