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coastguard

coastguard

See also: coast guard

English

Alternative forms

coast guard

Noun

coastguard ‎(plural coastguards)

An enforcer of maritime law, in charge of policing the seas within territorial waters.

Translations

enforcer of maritime law

Bulgarian: брегова охрана f ‎(bregova ohrana)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 海岸警衛隊 (zh), 海岸警卫队 (zh) ‎(hǎiàn jǐngwèiduì), 海岸警備隊, 海岸警备队 ‎(hǎiàn jǐngbèiduì)
Dutch: kustwacht (nl) m, f
Finnish: merivartija
French: garde-côte (fr) m, f
German: Küstenwache (de) f
Irish: feighlí mara m, garda cósta m, vaidhtéir m, vaidhtéir cuain m
Italian: guardia costiera f

Japanese: 沿岸警備隊 (ja) ‎(えんがんけいびたい, engan keibitai)
Norman: garde-côte m, f
Norwegian:

Bokmål: kystvakt m, f

Nynorsk: kystvakt f
Polish: straż przybrzeżna (pl) f
Portuguese: guarda costeira
Russian: берегова́я охра́на f ‎(beregovája oxrána)
Scottish Gaelic: maor-cladaich m
Swedish: kustbevakning c
Tagalog: bantay-baybayin, tanudpasigan
Welsh: gwyliwr y glannau (cy) m