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- Dictionarycoast/kəʊst/
noun
- 1. the part of the land adjoining or near the sea: "the west coast of Africa"
- 2. the 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
- 1. (of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power: "they were coasting down a long hill"
- 2. sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo: "he coasted down the eastern shore"
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COAST definition: 1. the land next to or close to the sea: 2. from one side of the country to the other: 3. in…. Learn more.
The meaning of COAST is the land near a shore : seashore. How to use coast in a sentence.
As a noun, coast most commonly refers to the land next to the sea or ocean, or the region near it. As a verb, coast often means to move along smoothly or without much effort, but it is used differently in different contexts. Coast has many specific definitions, but they are all related to one of these two main meanings.
COAST meaning: 1. the land next to or close to the sea: 2. from one side of the country to the other: 3. in…. Learn more.
coast in British English. (kəʊst ) noun. 1. a. the line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water. b. (in combination) coastland.
A coast – also called the coastline, shoreline, or seashore – is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. [1][2] Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape, as well as by water induced erosion, such as waves.
1. 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. 1. a.
