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Noun: United States Coast Guard
  1. A military service branch within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and marine safety
    - U. S. Coast Guard, US Coast Guard

Type of: agency, authority, bureau, coastguard, federal agency, government agency, office

Part of: Department of Transportation, DoT, Transportation

Encyclopedia: United States Coast Guard