Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coastguard

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: coast-guard
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of coast guard.

Example Sentences

"More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017."

Etymology

From coast + guard.

Inflected Forms

coastguards (plural)

Derived Forms

coastguarding coastguardman coastguardsman coastguardswoman

Questions

What does coastguard mean?: Alternative spelling of coast guard.
Where does coastguard come from?: From coast + guard.

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