coast guardmen

Variant of coast guard

coast guard definition

coast guard

    1. a governmental force employed to defend a nation's coasts, prevent smuggling, aid vessels in distress, maintain lighthouses, etc.
    2. 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
  2. a member of a coast guard

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