guarda-costa

Vessels of war of various sizes which formerly cruised against smugglers on the South American coasts.

costa
costa, ae, f., I a rib , Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 82, § 207; Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 4; Lucr. 5, 1...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
costa
costa ae, f, a rib: per costas eminere, L.: Tergora deripiunt costis, V.: laterum costas verberat, ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Costa
·noun A rib of an animal or a human being. II. Costa ·noun A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the ...

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