coastguard

See also: coast guard

English

coastguard (plural coastguards)

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

enforcer of maritime law

Bulgarian: брегова охрана f (bregova ohrana)
Catalan: guardacostes
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)
Danish: kystvagt c
Dutch: kustwacht (nl) m, f
Finnish: merivartiosto (organization); merivartija (officer)
French: garde-côte (fr) m, f
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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