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What is a coastguard?

What is a coastguard? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The organisation or officer enforcing maritime law and policing the seas within territorial waters.
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Bridlington coastguard, the resort's inshore lifeboat and a helicopter from RAF Leconfield carried out a search yesterday morning.
Fast patrol boats will patrol the harbour constantly, 24 hours a day, and the coastguard cutters are just outside the harbour.
During the 1940s, Haley began writing short anecdotal sketches about the coastguard, some of which he published in Coronet magazine.
Search teams last night reported finding an oil slick and the coastguard said a pair of shoes and an anorak were found in the water.
At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard on the spot and asked him to estimate the wind speed.
Local police have been alerted and the coastguard rescue team are at the shoreside.

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