Coast Definition

kōst
coasted, coasting, coasts
noun
coasts
Land alongside the sea; seashore.
Webster's New World
The water near this land.
Fish of the Atlantic coast.
American Heritage
The Pacific coast of the United States.
American Heritage
Frontier; borderland.
Webster's New World
An incline down which a slide is taken.
Webster's New World
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verb
coasted, coasting, coasts
To go down an incline, as on a sled.
Webster's New World
To continue in motion on momentum or by the force of gravity after propelling power has stopped.
Webster's New World
To sail along or near the coast of.
Webster's New World
To sail near or along a coast, esp. from port to port.
Webster's New World
To act or move aimlessly or with little effort.
Coasted for a few weeks before applying for a job.
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idiom
the Coast
  • in the U.S., the Pacific coast
Webster's New World
the coast is clear
  • there is no apparent danger of being caught or observed
Webster's New World

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Origin of Coast

  • Middle English coste from Old French from Latin costa side kost- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English and Old French coste, from Latin costa (“edge”).

    From Wiktionary

Coast Sentence Examples

  • I'm headed to the coast this weekend.

  • Our motel was at least five or six miles up the coast highway through town.

  • It says it's an island off the coast of Ireland.

  • There's nothing like it in old paintings, nothing like it in foreign lands--unless when we were off the coast of Spain.

  • He drove them up the coast, past the exit to his condo and onward to the hills of Los Angeles.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOA

Words Ending With

TSTAST

Unscrambles

coast

Words Starting With C and Ending With T

Starts With C & Ends With TStarts With CO & Ends With TStarts With C & Ends With ST

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With C5 Letter Words Ending With T