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coast guardmen
Variant of coast guard
- a governmental force employed to defend a nation's coasts, prevent smuggling, aid vessels in distress, maintain lighthouses, etc.
- such a branch of the U.S. armed forces, under the control of the Department of Transportation or, in time of war, of the Department of the Navy
- a member of a coast guard
Related Forms:
- coast guardsman noun pl. coast guardsmen or coast guardman
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