What does "coastguard" mean?

Alternative spelling of coast guard.

Coastguard

Q: What is a synonym for "coastguard"?

Common synonyms include: coast guard cutter, coast guard officer, coast guard personnel, coast guard service, maritime safety officer, maritime safety service.

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Noun

1
Alternative spelling of coast guard. alt-of, alternative
"More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017."
2
a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters wordnet
3
a member of a coastguard wordnet

Synonyms

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coast guard cutter coast guard officer coast guard personnel coast guard service maritime safety officer maritime safety service

Antonyms

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civilian seaman merchant fleet merchant vessel private mariner

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"Sami had time to let the coastguard he was having trouble."

Etymology

From coast + guard.

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