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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce
Synonyms:
U. S. Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard; US Coast Guard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("United States Coast Guard" is a kind of...):
coastguard (a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters)
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("United States Coast Guard" is a part of...):
Department of Transportation; DoT; Transportation (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)
