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guarda costa

guarda costa noun: a Spanish vessel used to protect the coast.

Noun

guarda costa (plural guarda costas)

  1. (historical) A Spanish vessel used to protect the coast.
    • […] I vvas attacked by one of thoſe curſed Guarda-Coſtas, vvho took our Ships before the Beginning of the VVar; […]1742, Henry Fielding, “A Dialogue between Mr. Abraham Adams and His Host, […]”, in The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams. […], volume I, London: […]...
    • While we were employed in this manner, our vessel went northward to Black River to trade. While she was there, a Spanish guarda costa met with and took her.1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 11, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I

Forms of guarda costa

pluralguarda costas

Questions about guarda costa

What does guarda costa mean?
Guarda costa means a Spanish vessel used to protect the coast.
What part of speech is guarda costa?
Guarda costa is a noun.
What is the plural of guarda costa?
The plural of guarda costa is guarda costas.

Words near guarda costa in the dictionary

  1. guard stones
  2. guard's van
  3. guard-dog
  4. guard-dogs
  5. Guarda
  6. guarda costa
  7. guarda costas
  8. guardability
  9. guardable
  10. Guardado
  11. Guardados

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