coast guard

See also: coastguard

English

Alternative forms

• coastguard

Etymology

From coast +‎ guard. Compare Old English sǣweard (“coastguard”, literally “sea-guard”).

Noun

coast guard (plural coast guards)

1. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.

Translations

enforcer of maritime law

• Bulgarian: брегова охрана f (bregova ohrana)
• Catalan: guardacostes
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海岸警衛隊／海岸警卫队 (zh) (hǎi'àn jǐngwèiduì), 海岸警卫队 (zh) (hǎiàn jǐngwèiduì), 海岸警備隊／海岸警备队, 海岸警备队 (hǎiàn jǐngbèiduì)

• Danish: kystvagt c
• Dutch: kustwacht (nl) m or f
• Finnish: merivartiosto (organization); merivartija (officer)
• French: garde-côte (fr) m or f
• Georgian: სანაპირო დაცვა (sanaṗiro dacva), სანაპირო დაცვის სამსახური (sanaṗiro dacvis samsaxuri)
• German: Küstenwache (de) f
• Greek: ακτοφύλακας (el) m (aktofýlakas)
• Irish: feighlí mara m, garda cósta m, vaidhtéir m, vaidhtéir cuain m
• Italian: guardia costiera f
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• Japanese: 沿岸警備隊 (ja) (えんがんけいびたい, engan keibitai)
• Javanese: jaga pasisir
• Norman: garde-côte m or f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kystvakt m or 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