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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This screenshot from a Chinese coast guard video shows the agency deploying a water cannon against a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the Philippine exclusive economic zone on September 16, 2025.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Among other activities over the weekend will be a pair of car shows, water ski exhibitions, and coast guard search-and-rescue demonstrations.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Sailors battling the flames received assistance from the crew of the USS San Diego, a similar ship moored nearby, along with the Japanese military and coast guard.
—Chloe Yang, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
China seized the uninhabited atoll – 870 km (540 miles) from its southernmost province of Hainan – in 2012 after a long standoff with the Philippine Navy, and has maintained an almost constant coast guard presence in nearby waters since.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Among other activities over the weekend will be a pair of car shows, water ski exhibitions, and coast guard search-and-rescue demonstrations.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Sailors battling the flames received assistance from the crew of the USS San Diego, a similar ship moored nearby, along with the Japanese military and coast guard.
—Chloe Yang, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Coast guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast%20guard. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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