coast guard
noun
1
: a military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
2
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The encounter was notable for the involvement of naval vessels—a rare occurrence in a long-running dispute more commonly played out by the nations' coast guards, seen as posing a lower risk of escalation into an armed conflict.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The November 2023 agreement between Italy and Albania — worth about $900 million over five years — allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to be sheltered in Albania and vetted for possible asylum in Italy or repatriation.
—Erion Xhabafti, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The collision triggered a major rescue operation by lifeboats, coast guard aircraft and commercial vessels in the foggy North Sea.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2008, 76 percent of the country’s citizens voted for greater self-rule, which expanded Greenlandic control over its own legal system, law enforcement, and coast guard, and there’s increasingly vocal support for full independence.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The November 2023 agreement between Italy and Albania — worth about $900 million over five years — allows up to 3,000 migrants intercepted by the Italian coast guard in international waters each month to be sheltered in Albania and vetted for possible asylum in Italy or repatriation.
—Erion Xhabafti, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The collision triggered a major rescue operation by lifeboats, coast guard aircraft and commercial vessels in the foggy North Sea.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2008, 76 percent of the country’s citizens voted for greater self-rule, which expanded Greenlandic control over its own legal system, law enforcement, and coast guard, and there’s increasingly vocal support for full independence.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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