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Definition of Shore patrol
1. Noun. The military police of the navy.
Generic synonyms: Military Police, Mp
Definition of Shore patrol
1. Noun. A special unit of the military police of the U.S. Navy or the Royal Navy. Their duties are to police the seamen while they are on shore leave. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shore Patrol
Literary usage of Shore patrol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Okay, Girls by Helen Gilbert (2006)
"shore patrol While in town on shore leave, we became well acquainted with the
Navy police, known as the shore patrol. Unfortunately, these were times when ..."
2. Combating Terrorism: A U.S. Marine Corps Field Manual (1994)
"Liberty party preparations include organization and schooling for the shore
patrol; indoctrination of troops regarding the situation ashore, ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"Part IV, • The Elusive Shore-Birds,' contains: (12) 'The shore patrol' (Plovers
and Sandpipers); (13) 'Northward with the Shore-Bird Host' (experiences on ..."
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