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landguard

landguard noun: a division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.

Noun

landguard pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, historical, plural, plural-only) A division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.

Origin of landguard

From land + guard.

Questions about landguard

What does landguard mean?
Landguard means a division of customs stationed along the coast in an attempt to prevent smuggling.
What part of speech is landguard?
Landguard is a noun.

Words near landguard in the dictionary

  1. landgravines
  2. Landgrebe
  3. Landgrebes
  4. Landgren
  5. Landgrens
  6. landguard
  7. landhold
  8. landholder
  9. landholders
  10. landholdership
  11. landholding

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