English to afrikaans meaning of

Volgens die woordeboek verwys die woord "kuswag" na 'n selfstandige naamwoord, wat 'n persoon of 'n groep mense is wat verantwoordelik is vir die patrollering en beveiliging van 'n kus, tipies met die doel om maritieme veiligheid te verseker, smokkelary te voorkom, seewette toe te pas en soek- en reddingsdienste te verskaf. Die term "kuswag" kan ook as 'n byvoeglike naamwoord gebruik word om iets te beskryf wat verband hou met die kuswag of sy aktiwiteite.

Sentence Examples

  1. About one in the morning the coastguard man arrived.
  2. The coastguard ran aft, and when he came beside the wheel, bent over to examine it, and recoiled at once as though under some sudden emotion.
  3. Thus the coastguard on duty on the eastern side of the harbour, who at once ran down to the little pier, was the first to climb on board.
  4. It was no wonder that the coastguard was surprised, or even awed, for not often can such a sight have been seen.
  5. The fact that a coastguard was the first on board may save some complications, later on, in the Admiralty Court for coastguards cannot claim the salvage which is the right of the first civilian entering on a derelict.
  6. When I arrived, however, I found already assembled on the pier a crowd, whom the coastguard and police refused to allow to come on board.
  7. I was glad when the coastguard came along, with his spy-glass under his arm.
  8. B was built for coastguard use and maintained with the latest equipment.
  9. On the little trim newly-made roads I met people in flannels coming back from tennis and the beach, and a coastguard from the wireless station, and donkeys and pierrots padding homewards.
  10. The coastguard said the man must have tied up his own hands, fastening the knots with his teeth.