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Definition of coast in English: coastnoun kəʊstkoʊst 1The part of the land adjoining or near the sea. they sailed further up the coast Example sentencesExamples - Many mangrove forest areas along the country's coast have been converted into fish farms.
- He has fished tuna in the Bay of Biscay and off the south west coast.
- Apparently it is expected to pick up speed as it approaches the coast.
- They had turned to the right and were now following the coast road west.
- Port Moresby on the island's southern coast was only 340 sea miles from Australia.
- Trade was extremely limited, and ships only rarely sailed to the country's coast.
- There's been a big buildup in military capability, in missiles deployed along the mainland coast.
- At one time we were fishing off the Labrador coast.
- As we crossed the coast of the mainland, we dropped the wing tanks and prepared to face enemy aircraft.
- Some algae have been observed in large numbers off the South East coast.
- They have now moved to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on the south west coast.
- Irrigated rice agriculture is also practiced in numerous smaller river deltas and plains along the country's coast.
- How it was ever going to reach the Atlantic coast was anybody's guess.
- They explored the coast, seeing birds of all kinds.
- Slavic peoples migrated into the Balkans and along the Dalmatian coast in the sixth century.
- They have a widespread range and can be found on the coasts of six continents in the winter.
- The hurricane hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour.
- There are also plans to have some naval vessels patrol the West African coast.
- The coast road is virtually closed with two or three sets of traffic lights.
- The search for a missing yachtsman whose boat ran aground on the North East coast has been scaled down.
Synonyms seaboard, coastal region, coastline, seashore, shore, shoreline, seaside, beach, sand, sands, foreshore, waterside, water's edge, waterfront technical littoral literary strand - 1.1North American The Pacific coast of North America.
2The easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power. once the coast to the moon had begun, Apollo was separated from the third stage
verb kəʊstkoʊst 1no object (of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power. they were coasting down a long hill Example sentencesExamples - While you are coasting with both skates parallel, move one skate forward and the other skate backward for balance.
- Mostly we just coasted along in the Firebird wherever whim directed.
- He may be coasting down a hill with the gears in neutral and the engine switched off.
- Even if I ran out of gas, I'd simply coast back down to Harbourville, where I know I'd be well taken care of.
- I closed the door with the belt hanging out, so it would work as a mechanism to keep the car going straight when I coasted it down the hill.
- Driving through the streets, I noticed a lot of drivers just coasted through stop signs, totally ignoring who might actually have the right of way.
- This is what I love about living in the UK, when you're quietly coasting through a perfect spring morning in this beautiful rolling countryside!
- Suddenly the sail is flapping and useless, the acceleration is gone, and I'm coasting gently towards the edge of the airfield, still steering with my feet.
- Soon they were coasting down the highway towards town.
- Once you are successfully coasting in the narrow stance with an upright torso, lift the left toe and get used to coasting that way.
- Any time the vehicle is coasting, it is not consuming any power, which adds many miles to the vehicle's overall range.
- Within five minutes I was coasting smoothly across the river as river tugs heaved past below.
- I coasted to a halt, removed my helmet and sat down on the rocks, watching the lake.
- There's a little strip of grass where you can coast if you blow a tire or a ventricle.
- In the afternoon, he coasts down the hill on his bicycle to a quaint village, stops at a Peet's coffee shop for a latte or Chai tea, and pumps back up the hill.
- The vehicle coasts, slowed only by tire and wind resistance.
- As we drew closer to the system I cut the engines and let the Moonshadow coast the rest of the way in.
- The impact had also apparently jarred the engine of my car, as it would not restart; it coasted to a stop at the exit at the bottom of the hill.
- There was a gas station a couple of miles up the road so I wasn't worried, I just kept going and coasted the last few hundred yards to the station.
- Laboriously we pushed the vehicles up the hill and then pushed off and pedaled like mad until we gained enough speed to coast the two blocks to where the street leveled off again.
- Once the radiator blew and he'd coasted onto the centre green, he popped the glove box, took out the can of beer placed there for that specific occasion and stood around yacking to the other drivers that had already been knocked out.
- I made it up one hill and coasted down the other side; after that, though I was shaky and absolutely drained, I managed to go hard.
- 1.1 Act or make progress without making much effort.
Colchester coasted to victory Example sentencesExamples - Quarry appeared to get tired in the middle rounds and gave the impression of coasting his way to victory.
- After that, the men in white coasted to a victory which was every bit as comfortable as the score suggests.
- And worryingly for their rivals, not only have New Zealand coasted to the second grand slam but they have also developed an international squad of remarkable depth in the process.
- I knew I was coasting, and that I'm capable of so much more.
- He labors diligently and earnestly at his craft at a stage in his career when he could coast instead.
- I've coasted along in college, doing last-minute papers, forgetting to study for tests, forgetting there was a test, falling into a coma in class, maximizing my cuts.
- In the college ranks, top players often coast by on sheer ability; in the pros, everyone gets physically whipped sooner or later.
- Saints coasted to a very comfortable 60-16 victory, after a devastating first-half performance which emphasised the gap between the top and bottom of Super League.
- The incomparable Bennett, who'd seized control of the women's race almost from the outset, coasted to her fourth victory in five attempts.
- He is a member of the Anglo-Irish upper classes; he has coasted along in life, acquiring accolades and a beautiful wife in America with no effort, just an attitude and an accent which charm.
- Australia coasted to victory in the first Test at Lord's but it was fallacious.
- Maybe you're coasting through a too-familiar routine: shower, coffee, work, sandwich, work, gym, home, dinner, TV, sleep.
- The locker room is bursting with rich, young, immature players and over-the-hill veterans coasting toward retirement while collecting a nice paycheck.
- A controversial report written by a top policemen says too many officers are coasting towards their lucrative pensions and contributing little to the fight against crime.
- They were coasting, a goal ahead, never in trouble, and then disaster struck in the third minute of added time.
- A friend of mine once made the pointed observation that many of these students simply coast along doing only a part or none of the readings.
- Waterloo never looked back and coasted to a 56-50 victory, with Mike Sovran leading the way with 12 points and 7 rebounds.
- Nevertheless, when the time finally came to find an heir, he was still the golden boy and coasted to victory.
- Initially they were coasting to an easy win at 21-10 after 15 ends.
- He ended up winning the primary and then coasting to victory in his Democratic district.
- There you are, coasting your way through a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Synonyms freewheel, cruise, taxi, drift, glide, sail, float, skate, slip, skim
2no object, with adverbial of direction Sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo. he coasted down the eastern shore Example sentencesExamples - After coasting along the shores of Brazil and advancing up the River Amazon, then called Marañon, he returned by way of Hispaniola, to be driven for refuge from storm into the port of Aguada.
- Instead, he bumped into the Americas on his first voyage of discovery, landing first somewhere in the Bahamas, and then coasting along Cuba, before eventually returning to Spain.
- A small red ferryboat gently coasted on its way to San Fransisco.
Phrases There is no danger of being observed or caught. the streetcleaners kept stopping off for a smoke when the coast was clear Example sentencesExamples - She then looks up and down the street, as if she's making sure the coast is clear, and then she just takes off.
- Our characters were supposed to look around to make sure the coast is clear, then jump in the truck and race off.
- He made his way out of the room once the coast was clear.
- He would then park the cars a few miles away before returning days later to check the coast was clear before selling the vehicle on.
- ‘Okay, the coast is clear,’ she whispered, ‘but try not to be too noisy.’
- Once the coast was clear, he would get to the second floor somehow and then he would get to Juliet, hopefully before night fell.
- And then, if the coast is clear, we can safely follow.
- Once the coast was clear the elf leaped gracefully from the tree and Miaku followed.
- They all start running off and, thinking the coast is clear, I get out of my car.
- Once finally convinced the coast was clear, Gabby nonetheless tiptoed her way down the hall and slipped into the room.
- We'll wait until the coast is clear, hide the stuff, and then go after them.
Origin Middle English (in the sense 'side of the body'), from Old French coste (noun), costeier (verb), from Latin costa 'rib, flank, side'. sense 1 of the noun arose from the phrase coast of the sea 'side of the sea'. The Latin word costa meant ‘rib or side’, which is why coast meant ‘rib’ and ‘the side of the body’ from Anglo-Saxon days right up until the start of the 19th century. The sense is still found in French côte de porc (where the ^ stands for a lost ‘s’) for ‘pork chop’ referring to the rib bone, and in the word cutlet (early 18th century) ‘a little côte’. The phrase coast of the sea—meaning ‘side of the sea’—gave rise to the modern use, ‘the part of the land adjoining the sea’. The verb originally meant ‘to move along the edge of something’ and ‘to sail along the coast’. The coast is clear originally signalled that there were no enemies or coastguards guarding a sea coast who would prevent an attempt to land or embark by sailors or smugglers.
Rhymes boast, ghost, host, most, oast, post, roast, toast Definition of coast in US English: coastnounkoʊstkōst 1The part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land. they sailed further up the coast as modifier the coast road Example sentencesExamples - They had turned to the right and were now following the coast road west.
- The coast road is virtually closed with two or three sets of traffic lights.
- There's been a big buildup in military capability, in missiles deployed along the mainland coast.
- Many mangrove forest areas along the country's coast have been converted into fish farms.
- Port Moresby on the island's southern coast was only 340 sea miles from Australia.
- At one time we were fishing off the Labrador coast.
- As we crossed the coast of the mainland, we dropped the wing tanks and prepared to face enemy aircraft.
- They have a widespread range and can be found on the coasts of six continents in the winter.
- Trade was extremely limited, and ships only rarely sailed to the country's coast.
- Irrigated rice agriculture is also practiced in numerous smaller river deltas and plains along the country's coast.
- How it was ever going to reach the Atlantic coast was anybody's guess.
- They have now moved to the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on the south west coast.
- Slavic peoples migrated into the Balkans and along the Dalmatian coast in the sixth century.
- There are also plans to have some naval vessels patrol the West African coast.
- They explored the coast, seeing birds of all kinds.
- The hurricane hit the coast with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour.
- The search for a missing yachtsman whose boat ran aground on the North East coast has been scaled down.
- Some algae have been observed in large numbers off the South East coast.
- Apparently it is expected to pick up speed as it approaches the coast.
- He has fished tuna in the Bay of Biscay and off the south west coast.
Synonyms seaboard, coastal region, coastline, seashore, shore, shoreline, seaside, beach, sand, sands, foreshore, waterside, water's edge, waterfront - 1.1the CoastNorth American The Pacific coast of North America.
2A run or movement in or on a vehicle without the use of power.
verbkoʊstkōst 1no object (of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power. the engines stopped, and the craft coasted along Example sentencesExamples - Driving through the streets, I noticed a lot of drivers just coasted through stop signs, totally ignoring who might actually have the right of way.
- There was a gas station a couple of miles up the road so I wasn't worried, I just kept going and coasted the last few hundred yards to the station.
- Within five minutes I was coasting smoothly across the river as river tugs heaved past below.
- I made it up one hill and coasted down the other side; after that, though I was shaky and absolutely drained, I managed to go hard.
- As we drew closer to the system I cut the engines and let the Moonshadow coast the rest of the way in.
- Once you are successfully coasting in the narrow stance with an upright torso, lift the left toe and get used to coasting that way.
- In the afternoon, he coasts down the hill on his bicycle to a quaint village, stops at a Peet's coffee shop for a latte or Chai tea, and pumps back up the hill.
- There's a little strip of grass where you can coast if you blow a tire or a ventricle.
- While you are coasting with both skates parallel, move one skate forward and the other skate backward for balance.
- Laboriously we pushed the vehicles up the hill and then pushed off and pedaled like mad until we gained enough speed to coast the two blocks to where the street leveled off again.
- This is what I love about living in the UK, when you're quietly coasting through a perfect spring morning in this beautiful rolling countryside!
- Mostly we just coasted along in the Firebird wherever whim directed.
- I coasted to a halt, removed my helmet and sat down on the rocks, watching the lake.
- Even if I ran out of gas, I'd simply coast back down to Harbourville, where I know I'd be well taken care of.
- The vehicle coasts, slowed only by tire and wind resistance.
- Any time the vehicle is coasting, it is not consuming any power, which adds many miles to the vehicle's overall range.
- Suddenly the sail is flapping and useless, the acceleration is gone, and I'm coasting gently towards the edge of the airfield, still steering with my feet.
- Soon they were coasting down the highway towards town.
- He may be coasting down a hill with the gears in neutral and the engine switched off.
- I closed the door with the belt hanging out, so it would work as a mechanism to keep the car going straight when I coasted it down the hill.
- The impact had also apparently jarred the engine of my car, as it would not restart; it coasted to a stop at the exit at the bottom of the hill.
- Once the radiator blew and he'd coasted onto the centre green, he popped the glove box, took out the can of beer placed there for that specific occasion and stood around yacking to the other drivers that had already been knocked out.
- 1.1 Act or make progress without making much effort.
Example sentencesExamples - In the college ranks, top players often coast by on sheer ability; in the pros, everyone gets physically whipped sooner or later.
- Saints coasted to a very comfortable 60-16 victory, after a devastating first-half performance which emphasised the gap between the top and bottom of Super League.
- They were coasting, a goal ahead, never in trouble, and then disaster struck in the third minute of added time.
- The incomparable Bennett, who'd seized control of the women's race almost from the outset, coasted to her fourth victory in five attempts.
- Waterloo never looked back and coasted to a 56-50 victory, with Mike Sovran leading the way with 12 points and 7 rebounds.
- Nevertheless, when the time finally came to find an heir, he was still the golden boy and coasted to victory.
- I've coasted along in college, doing last-minute papers, forgetting to study for tests, forgetting there was a test, falling into a coma in class, maximizing my cuts.
- Australia coasted to victory in the first Test at Lord's but it was fallacious.
- There you are, coasting your way through a Bachelor of Arts degree.
- I knew I was coasting, and that I'm capable of so much more.
- The locker room is bursting with rich, young, immature players and over-the-hill veterans coasting toward retirement while collecting a nice paycheck.
- Maybe you're coasting through a too-familiar routine: shower, coffee, work, sandwich, work, gym, home, dinner, TV, sleep.
- He labors diligently and earnestly at his craft at a stage in his career when he could coast instead.
- He is a member of the Anglo-Irish upper classes; he has coasted along in life, acquiring accolades and a beautiful wife in America with no effort, just an attitude and an accent which charm.
- He ended up winning the primary and then coasting to victory in his Democratic district.
- A friend of mine once made the pointed observation that many of these students simply coast along doing only a part or none of the readings.
- Initially they were coasting to an easy win at 21-10 after 15 ends.
- After that, the men in white coasted to a victory which was every bit as comfortable as the score suggests.
- Quarry appeared to get tired in the middle rounds and gave the impression of coasting his way to victory.
- A controversial report written by a top policemen says too many officers are coasting towards their lucrative pensions and contributing little to the fight against crime.
- And worryingly for their rivals, not only have New Zealand coasted to the second grand slam but they have also developed an international squad of remarkable depth in the process.
Synonyms freewheel, cruise, taxi, drift, glide, sail, float, skate, slip, skim
2no object, with adverbial of direction Sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo. he coasted down the eastern shore Example sentencesExamples - A small red ferryboat gently coasted on its way to San Fransisco.
- Instead, he bumped into the Americas on his first voyage of discovery, landing first somewhere in the Bahamas, and then coasting along Cuba, before eventually returning to Spain.
- After coasting along the shores of Brazil and advancing up the River Amazon, then called Marañon, he returned by way of Hispaniola, to be driven for refuge from storm into the port of Aguada.
Phrases There is no danger of being observed or caught. Example sentencesExamples - Once finally convinced the coast was clear, Gabby nonetheless tiptoed her way down the hall and slipped into the room.
- Once the coast was clear the elf leaped gracefully from the tree and Miaku followed.
- Once the coast was clear, he would get to the second floor somehow and then he would get to Juliet, hopefully before night fell.
- He made his way out of the room once the coast was clear.
- Our characters were supposed to look around to make sure the coast is clear, then jump in the truck and race off.
- He would then park the cars a few miles away before returning days later to check the coast was clear before selling the vehicle on.
- And then, if the coast is clear, we can safely follow.
- ‘Okay, the coast is clear,’ she whispered, ‘but try not to be too noisy.’
- She then looks up and down the street, as if she's making sure the coast is clear, and then she just takes off.
- We'll wait until the coast is clear, hide the stuff, and then go after them.
- They all start running off and, thinking the coast is clear, I get out of my car.
Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘side of the body’), from Old French coste (noun), costeier (verb), from Latin costa ‘rib, flank, side’. coast (sense 1 of the noun) arose from the phrase coast of the sea ‘side of the sea’. |