Meaning of coast guard | Babel Free
Definitions
- The coast guard of a particular armed forces.
- The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
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Ellipsis of United States Coast Guard. US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Equivalents
Deutsch
Küstenwache
Ελληνικά
ακτοφύλακας
Français
garde-côte
Italiano
guardia costiera
日本語
沿岸警備隊
Nederlands
kustwacht
Polski
straż przybrzeżna
Português
guarda costeira
Русский
берегова́я охра́на
Svenska
kustbevakning
Українська
морська́ охоро́на
Examples
“I went down to the coast guard to see what they're guarding / "See what the sign says, you idiot, we're guarding the coast"”
“An ultra-marathoner’s attempt to “run” from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable bubble was cut short when the Coast Guard towed him back to land – for the second time.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.