U. S. COAST GUARD

 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 ("U. S. 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 ("U. S. 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)

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