shore patrol
noun
1
: a branch of a navy that exercises guard and police functions compare military police
2
: petty officers detailed to perform police duty while a ship is in port
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An extra 1,000 people in town presents challenges to the local police department, and Lucking expects the Navy will help out by allowing shore patrol officers to ride in the department’s patrol vehicles. 
Author: Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019
Author: Jim Paulin, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Sep. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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