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This word may also be spelled "coastguard" and is often capitalized in the sense shown in 1).
coast guard(
kost
 
gard
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (military and nautical)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. la Guardia Costera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a boat carrying illegal migrants off the Florida coast.La Guardia Costera de los EE. UU. detuvo un barco con inmigrantes ilegales en la costa de Florida.
2. (organization)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. los guardacostas
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The Welsh Coast Guard sent out a search party to look for the missing vessel.Los guardacostas de Gales enviaron a un grupo de rescate para localizar el buque perdido.
b. el servicio de guardacostas
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The local coast guard has issued a warning about poor weather conditions over the coming weekend.El servicio de guardacostas local emitió una alerta de mal tiempo para el próximo fin de semana.
a. el guardacostas
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la guardacostas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Coastguards reached the capsized vessel within minutes and rescued the fishermen.Los guardacostas llegaron al barco volcado en minutos y rescataron a los pescadores.
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