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nouncoastguardsman (plural coastguardsmen)
plural coastguardsmen
- A member of a coastguard.
A coastguardsman saw Capa “in the water, holding his cameras up to try to keep them dry” and calling for help. The ship, where medics were working on injured soldiers, picked up Capa and ferried him to the USS Samuel Chase, where he collapsed.
2017, Marina Budhos and Marc Aronson, Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro & The Invention of Modern Photojournalism, page 5Synonyms: coast guarder
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nounA member of a coastguard.
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coastguardsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastguardsman
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“coastguardsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastguardsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coastguardsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastguardsman.
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