Coast Guard Word Search
A free Coast Guard word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: RESCUE, PATROL, LIFEBUOY, RADAR, VESSEL, HARBOR, SEARCH, STATION, WATCHTOWER, HELIPAD, DECKHAND, SIGNAL.
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Coast Guard word list, defined
- RESCUE /ˈrɛskjuː/ · noun and verb
- To rescue someone or something is to save them from danger, difficulty, captivity, or loss. As a noun, a rescue is the act of bringing someone or something to safety or recovering them from a hazardous situation. Related: save, liberate, free, extricate.
- PATROL /pəˈtroʊl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a patrol is a person or group that moves around an area to maintain security, monitor conditions, or enforce regulations. As a verb, to patrol means to travel regularly around an area for these purposes. Related: guard, watch, round, check.
- LIFEBUOY /ˈlaɪfbɔɪ/ · noun
- A buoyant ring or similar flotation device used to keep a person who has fallen into water afloat or to assist their rescue. Related: life ring, lifering, flotation ring, rescue ring.
- RADAR /ˈreɪdɑːr/ (US); /ˈreɪdə(r)/ (UK) · noun
- A system that detects the presence, distance, direction, and sometimes speed of objects by sending out radio waves and analyzing the reflections that return. By extension, it can refer figuratively to a person's awareness or ability to notice particular people, problems, or opportunities. Related: detector system, tracking system, surveillance system.
- VESSEL /ˈvɛsəl/ · noun; verb
- A ship or boat, especially one large enough to carry passengers or cargo; also a container, such as a jar, bowl, or pipe, for holding something. In anatomy, the term refers to a structure that carries a fluid, especially blood or lymph. Related: ship, boat, craft, container.
- HARBOR /ˈhɑːrbər/ (US); /ˈhɑːbə(r)/ (British) · noun, verb
- As a noun, a harbor is a sheltered body of water where ships can anchor, or a place of shelter or refuge. As a verb, it means to shelter or protect someone or something, especially by providing a place to hide. Related: port, haven, refuge, shelter.
- SEARCH /sɜːrtʃ/ · noun & verb
- To search is to look for or try to find something, especially by examining a place, examining information, or using a system designed to locate matches. As a noun, a search is the process of looking for someone or something or an investigation aimed at finding an answer or solution. Related: look for, seek, hunt, investigate.
- STATION /ˈsteɪʃən/ · noun, verb
- A station is a place where trains, buses, or other vehicles regularly stop and passengers may board or leave. As a verb, station means to place or position someone or something in a particular location. Related: depot, terminal, stop, post.
- WATCHTOWER /ˈwɑːtʃˌtaʊər/ · noun
- A tower or elevated structure from which people can observe a surrounding area, especially for the purpose of detecting danger, enemies, or approaching activity. By extension, it can refer figuratively to a position or vantage point that provides a broad or detached view. Related: lookout, observation tower, guard tower, watch post.
- HELIPAD /ˈhɛl.i.pæd/ · noun
- A designated area, often on a building or other raised structure, where helicopters can safely land and take off. A helipad is usually clearly marked to identify it as a helicopter landing area. Related: landing pad, heliport.
- DECKHAND /ˈdɛkhænd/ · noun
- A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor on deck, such as handling ropes, cleaning, and maintaining the vessel. Related: sailor, seaman, crewman, roustabout.
- SIGNAL /ˈsɪɡ.nəl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- As a noun, a signal is an indication, warning, gesture, or piece of information used to communicate. In technical contexts, it is also a transmitted electrical or electromagnetic indication. As a verb, it means to communicate by means of a signal; as an adjective, it means especially notable or conspicuous. Related: cue, indication, sign, gesture.
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