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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shore patrol¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

One important addition was the creation of black shore patrol units for which a school was started at Great Lakes.

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But the callous act of the shore patrol argued a state of war carried to fanatic proportions, perhaps inter-racial conflict.

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He had stayed past the legal hour on liberty the last time in, and the shore patrol had come along and scooped him up.

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