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- noun Plural form of
coastguardsman .
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Examples
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In fact, some of the sea wolves come from the ranks of corrupt "coastguardsmen," who freelance as criminals, robbing and hijacking ships.
Political Mavens 2008
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And our thoughts are with all Americans who wear or have worn the proud uniform of the United States of America, our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen, and the military families who love and support them.
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Anything that has been focused on me has been as a result of the work of those soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marine, coastguardsmen who do their job, day in and day out around the world, defending America.
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MYERS: I was able to talk to hundreds of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, coastguardsmen, DOD civilians, individually and to see how they're really doing.
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But with the help of God, my wife Mary Jo (ph), our family and our friends, along with our extended family of the hundreds of thousands of superb soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines and coastguardsmen, active and reserve, the task is less daunting.
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Our coastguardsmen are too sharp for that, and the mounseers have to find another market for their goods!
Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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Rover, indeed, took such a very deep interest in her that he assisted Hellyer and the other coastguardsmen on duty at the spot by helping them bravely in dragging out of the clutches of the waves everything that floated near enough inshore for him to jump at and seize.
Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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Just as the Captain called out, a couple of coastguardsmen were coming round the corner of the castle on their beat towards the east pier; and, hearing his shout to Rover, they stopped.
Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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In a short space, although to the anxious onlookers it seemed hours, the efforts of the Captain and coastguardsmen were rewarded by Bob drawing a deep breath, which, it must be confessed, was sadly impregnated with the odour of tobacco from the air which Hellyer had puffed into his lungs to induce respiration!
Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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They had to give a handshake, too, to their friend Hellyer -- and all his fellow-coastguardsmen; besides having to go over the Captain's yacht, which had been sparred and rigged anew, the little _Zephyr_ looking now
Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel John B. [Illustrator] Greene
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