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coastguard

noun
🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːd/
🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːrd/
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  1. (usually the coastguard)
     [singular] an official organization (in the US a branch of the armed forces) whose job is to watch the sea near a coast in order to help ships and people in trouble, and to stop people from breaking the law海岸警卫队（在美国隶属于军队）
    • The coastguard was alerted.海岸警卫队已接到报警。🔊🔊
    • They radioed Dover Coastguard.他们用无线电和多佛海岸警卫队联络。🔊🔊
    • a coastguard station海岸警卫队驻地
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  2. [countable] (especially British English)
    (US English usually coastguardsman
    🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən/
    🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːrdzmən/
    (plural coastguardsmen
    🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːdzmən/
    🔊/ˈkəʊstɡɑːrdzmən/
    )
    )
    a member of this organization海岸警卫队队员Topics Transport by waterc2