coastwatcher

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noun

Any of the allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific island locations during World War II, to observe enemy shipping movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel.

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Meanings

nouncoastwatcher (plural coastwatchers)

plural coastwatchers

  1. historicalgovernmentAny of the allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific island locations during World War II, to observe enemy shipping movements and rescue stranded Allied personnel.

Origin

From coast + watcher.

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APA

coastwatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastwatcher

MLA

“coastwatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastwatcher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coastwatcher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coastwatcher.

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