coastaladj.n.
/ˈkəʊstəl/ A. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to the coast.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > seashore or coast > [adjective]
litorean1656
littoral1656
shory1684
tide-water1832
coastal1883
shoreside1948
1883 Daily News 19 July 5/8 The coastal steam traffic is in the hands of a monopoly.
1888 Macmillan's Mag. June 104 An effective line of coastal defence.
b. Coastal Command n. an R.A.F. command which first operated over the seas from coastal bases during the 1939–45 war.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] > branches of
air arm1913
W.R.A.F1918
Fleet Air Arm1923
Bomber Command1939
WAAF1939
Coastal Command1940
Air Training Corps1941
Fighter Command1941
WASP1943
1940 E. C. Shepherd Britain's Air Power 9 A Coastal Command machine... The more usual work of these aircraft is that of continuous patrol over all the sea approaches to Germany.
1940 E. C. Shepherd Britain's Air Power 12 The Coastal Command..the duties of the one are bounded by the coasts on either side of whatever piece of sea they have to patrol.
B. n.
A coast-defence ship.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel
spy-boat1637
guard-ship1689
station ship1693
scout-ship1694
guard-boat1696
scout1706
lookout1761
lookout ship1762
watch-boat1789
patrol boat1854
spy-ship1858
picket boat1861
picket launch1864
scout vessel1869
vedette boat1884
picket ship1898
coastal1912
P boat1917
spotter1931
radar picket1945
1912 Jane Brit. Battle Fleet 350 ‘Coastals’ for local duties.
1919 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. 10/2 Of these airships and, afterwards, of the coastals, we had several subsequently.
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