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Definitions for Coast

[1] the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.
[2] the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea.
[3] a hill or slope down which one may slide on a sled.
[4] a slide or ride down a hill or slope, as on a sled.
[5] Obsolete . the boundary or border of a country.
[6] the Coast, Informal . (in the U.S. and Canada) the region bordering on the Pacific Ocean; the West Coast: I'm flying out to the Coast next week.
[7] to slide on a sled down a snowy or icy hillside or incline.
[8] to descend a hill or the like, as on a bicycle, without using pedals.
[9] to continue to move or advance after effort has ceased; keep going on acquired momentum: We cut off the car engine and coasted for a while.
[10] to advance or proceed with little or no effort, especially owing to one's actual or former assets, as wealth, position, or name, or those of another: The actor coasted to stardom on his father's name.
[11] to sail along, or call at the various ports of, a coast.
[12] Obsolete . to proceed in a roundabout way.
[13] to cause to move along under acquired momentum: to coast a rocket around the sun.
[14] to proceed along or near the coast of.
[15] Obsolete . to keep alongside of (a person moving).
[16] Obsolete . to go by the side or border of.
[17] the coast is clear , no danger or impediment exists; no persons are in the path or vicinity: The boys waited until the coast was clear before climbing over the wall.
[18] the line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water (in combination ) coastland Related adjective: littoral
[19] British the seaside
[20] US a slope down which a sledge may slide the act or an instance of sliding down a slope
[21] obsolete borderland or frontier
[22] the coast is clear informal the obstacles or dangers are gone
[23] to move or cause to move by momentum or force of gravity
[24] (intr) to proceed without great effort to coast to victory
[25] to sail along (a coast)

Words related to Coast

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Origin of Coast

1325–75; (noun) Middle English cost(e ) < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin costa rib, side, wall; (v.) Middle English cost(e)yen, costen < Anglo-French costeier, Old French costoier, derivative of the noun

Word origin for Coast

C13: from Old French coste coast, slope, from Latin costa side, rib

Synonyms for Coast

bank, beach, coastline, seaboard, shore, shoreline, littoral, margin, seacoast, seashore, seaside, strand