ALL meanings of coastguard
Coast Guard
C c - countable noun coastguard A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities. 3
- countable noun coastguard The coastguard is the organization to which coastguards belong. 3
- countable noun coastguard The Coast Guard is a part of a country's military forces and is responsible for protecting the coast, carrying out rescues, and doing police work along the coast. 3
- countable noun coastguard A Coast Guard is a member of the coastguard. 3
- noun coastguard a maritime force which aids shipping, saves lives at sea, prevents smuggling, etc 3
- noun coastguard a member of such a force 3
- noun coastguard An enforcer of maritime law, in charge of policing the seas within territorial waters. 1
- noun coastguard maritime police form 1
- noun coastguard U.S. Military. a military service under the Department of Transportation, which in peacetime enforces maritime laws, saves lives and property at sea, and maintains aids to navigation, and which in wartime may be placed under the Navy Department to augment the navy. 1
- noun coastguard (lowercase) any similar organization for aiding navigation, preventing smuggling, etc. 1
- noun coastguard (lowercase). Also called coastguardsman. a member of any such organization. 1