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waterguard

waterguard noun: a division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.

Noun

waterguard

  1. (UK, historical) A division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.

Origin of waterguard

From water + guard.

Questions about waterguard

What does waterguard mean?
Waterguard means a division of customs responsible for the control of people, vehicles and vessels arriving into and departing from the United Kingdom. It ceased to exist in 1972.
What part of speech is waterguard?
Waterguard is a noun.

Words near waterguard in the dictionary

  1. waterglasses
  2. waterglassful
  3. waterglassfuls
  4. watergrass
  5. watergrasses
  6. waterguard
  7. watergun
  8. waterguns
  9. waterhammer
  10. waterhammers
  11. waterhead

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