coastguard

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Related topics: Water, Occupations

1 the Coastguard TTWSSOthe organization that helps swimmers and ships that are in danger and helps to prevent illegal activities around the coast 海岸警卫队

the Coastguard station at Stornoway

位于斯托诺韦的海岸警卫队驻地

Contact the Coastguard immediately if you see a boat in trouble.

如看到船只遇险，请立即通知海岸警卫队。

Examples from the Corpus

the Coastguard• When he reached the Land Rover, which the coastguards were unloading, he acknowledged them briefly and walked on.• But the Coastguard spokesman said that about five tonnes of diesel had escaped into the sea.• Contact the coastguard immediately if the situation warrants it.• We have increased the amount being spent on the coastguard service and a good coastguard service is available to our coastline.• When he got to Hawaii he would supply the Coastguard Communications Centre with a complete update on our status.• In that case, said the captain, we must be sure to report our position daily to the Coastguard in California.• Our contact with the Coastguard was simply precautionary.

2. [countableC]BOTTW British EnglishBrE a member of this organization 海岸警卫队队员

n GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

The coastguard is usually followed by a singular verb:

The coastguard was alerted and a lifeboat sent out.

In British English, you can also use a plural verb:

The coastguard were alerted and a lifeboat sent out.

Examples from the Corpus

coastguard• The survivors were all being treated for hypothermia after being picked up by helicopters and coastguards.• Armed forces police and coastguard services, approximately 300.• During the War he had been an auxiliary coastguard.• The coastguard duties included patrolling paths at the top of high and sheer cliffs - not a job for the faint-hearted.• One man's father told coastguards that normally the group only travelled a few miles along the coast on the speedboat trips.

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