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- Dictionarycoast/kōst/
noun
- 1. the part of the land near the sea; the edge of the land: "the west coast of Africa"
- 2. a run or movement in or on 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: "the engines stopped, and the craft coasted along"
- 2. sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo: "he coasted down the eastern shore"
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The meaning of COAST is the land near a shore : seashore. How to use coast in a sentence.
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.
Coast is usually used for very large bodies of water—you typically wouldn’t use coast to refer to the banks of a small lake. The use of coast as a noun is often extended to the land around the coastline (as in a house on the coast, with a view of the beach).
The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches. ...the west coast of Scotland. [ + of] Synonyms: shore, border, beach, strand More Synonyms of coast. 2. verb.
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.
The noun coast describes the area where the land meets the sea — the seashore. When your mom says, "We're going to the coast," pack your bathing suit, because you'll be near the ocean.
Definition of coast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of coast verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COAST definition: 1. the land beside the sea: 2. from one side of a country to the other 3. to progress or succeed…. Learn more.
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.
