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
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On June 24, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew interdicted the cocaine, which has a value of $73.7 million, about 120 miles northwest of Ecuador, a coast guard press release read.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
The Chinese coast guard has repeatedly used water cannons to hit Filipino boats in the South China Sea.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Philippine Coast Guard Video released by the Philippine coast guard captured a radio broadcast informing the Chinese ship that it was not authorized to operate in those waters and ordering it to leave.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Taiwan’s coast guard is dwarfed by the growing Chinese coast guard, which is already the largest in the world in terms of the number and size of vessels.
—Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025
The Chinese coast guard has repeatedly used water cannons to hit Filipino boats in the South China Sea.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
Philippine Coast Guard Video released by the Philippine coast guard captured a radio broadcast informing the Chinese ship that it was not authorized to operate in those waters and ordering it to leave.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Taiwan’s coast guard is dwarfed by the growing Chinese coast guard, which is already the largest in the world in terms of the number and size of vessels.
—Eryk Michael Smith, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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