coast

(kōst)

a. Land next to the sea; the seashore.

b. The water near this land: fish of the Atlantic coast.

c. Coast The Pacific coast of the United States.

2. A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled.

3. The act of sliding or coasting; slide.

4. Obsolete The frontier or border of a country.

v. coast·ed, coast·ing, coasts

v.intr.

a. To slide down an incline through the effect of gravity.

b. To move without use of propelling power. See Synonyms at slide.

2. To act or move aimlessly or with little effort: coasted for a few weeks before applying for a job.

3. Nautical To sail near or along a coast.

v.tr. Nautical

To sail or move along the coast or border of.

[Middle English coste, from Old French, from Latin costa, side; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]

coast′al (kō′stəl) adj.

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coast•al

(ˈkoʊs tl)

adj.

pertaining to or bordering on a coast.

[1880–85]

coast′al•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	coastal - of or relating to a coast; "coastal erosion"
	2.	coastal - located on or near or bordering on a coast; "coastal marshes"; "coastal waters"; "the Atlantic coastal plain" inland - situated away from an area's coast or border

Translations

ساحِلي

pobřežní

kyst-

strand-

kıyıkıyısalsahil

coastal

[ˈkəʊstəl] ADJ → costero
coastal defences → defensas fpl costeras
coastal traffic (Naut) → cabotaje m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

coastal

[ˈkəʊst^əl] adj → côtier/ière

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

coastal

adj → Küsten-; coastal traffic → Küstenschifffahrt f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

coastal

[ˈkəʊst/əl] adj → costiero/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

coast

(kəust) noun

the side or border of land next to the sea. The coast was very rocky.

verb

to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling. He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.

ˈcoastal adjective

of or near the coast. a coastal town.

ˈcoaster noun

1. a vessel that sails along near the coast.

2. a small mat for putting under a drinking-glass etc.

ˈcoastguard noun

a person or group of people, employed to watch the coast for smugglers, ships in distress etc.

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