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harbor patrol

n. patrol of officers who police a harbor area

Usage examples of "harbor patrol".

Still, they seemed to move past the stone wall of the breakwater at a frustratingly slow pace, and the Harbor Patrol drew nearer, but Garrison waited, waited, because he didn't want to go into the harbor a hundred yards short of its end.

As soon as we've got the submersible under tow, follow along in our wake as though you were escorting us to the Hong Kong Harbor Patrol dock.

She hoped a responsible party had already called Harbor Patrol and there would be heavily armed good guys to take over.

Fortunately, the commander of the harbor patrol came up to her at that moment, and she was able to delegate the task of holding back the galleys to him.

The last thing he saw was the harbor patrol boat, now heading directly toward him.

The hunt for the Captain Stanley Lord was currently in the hands of the Harbor Patrol and the Coast Guard.

You see, if the sub had an accident or was detected by the Harbor Patrol before it reached the cannery there was no way in hell it could be traced or connected to Minerva Lines.