What does coaster mean?

Definitions for coaster
ˈkoʊ stərcoast·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coasternoun

    a resident of a coastal area

  2. coasternoun

    someone who coasts

  3. coasternoun

    a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)

Wiktionary

  1. coasternoun

    one who coasts.

  2. coasternoun

    Something that coasts, such as a sled or toboggan.

  3. coasternoun

    A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters.

  4. coasternoun

    A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.

  5. coasternoun

    A small piece of material used to protect the surface of a table, upon which one places cups or mugs.

  6. coasternoun

    A small tray on wheels, used to pass something around a table.

  7. coasternoun

    A worthless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly.

  8. coasternoun

    A rollercoaster.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Coasternoun

    He that sails timorously near the shore.

    Etymology: from coast.

    In our small skiff we must not launch too far;
    We here but coasters, not discov’rers are. John Dryden, Tyran. Love.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coasternoun

    a vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade

  2. Coasternoun

    one who sails near the shore

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. coaster

    1. Unuseable CD produced during failed attempt at writing to writeable or re-writeable CD media. Certainly related to the coaster-like shape of a CD, and the relative value of these failures. “I made a lot of coasters before I got a good CD.” 2. Useless CDs received in the mail from the likes of AOL, MSN, CI$, Prodigy, ad nauseam.In the U.K., beermat is often used in these senses.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. coaster

    See COASTING.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COASTER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Coaster is ranked #140157 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Coaster surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Coaster.

    49.5% or 59 total occurrences were Black.
    46.2% or 55 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for coaster »

  1. recoats

  2. recoast

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coaster in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coaster in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of coaster in a Sentence

  1. Read MoreA State Department spokesperson:

    They know where Joe Manchin is. Frankly, they're reading the news every day ; they're going along with the roller coaster ride as much as everybody in the US is.

  2. Brian Battle:

    I think we're near the top of the roller coaster again. All of the things that made the market go wild in January are still up in the air.

  3. Drew Barrymore:

    Maybe people think, like, I figured out so many problems when I was young, because it was so hard then, we continue to confront things with each decade of our life that almost surpasses what we thought we had seen. I'm interested in that conversation -- we don't fix it, move on and it never breaks again. We are on that roller coaster.

  4. Kristen Anderson:

    There's always roller coaster rides, but when you feel like you're on the very end of that roller coaster ride and you're so close to it and then it's pulled out from underneath you again, it's hard.

  5. Jane Pearson:

    How wonderful that she didn't have to worry anymore about not being able to fit into an airplane seat, or having to use a seat belt extender, or be too heavy to ride on a roller coaster.

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Translations for coaster

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  • rullebordDanish
  • UntersetzerGerman
  • ακτοπλοϊκό, ακτοπλόος, σουβέρGreek
  • holgazán, disco, deslizador, navegador, posavasos, costero, montaña, bandejaSpanish
  • ذخیرهPersian
  • liukuri, lasinalunen, liukuja, rannikkoalus, liuku, alunen, kelkkaFinnish
  • caboteur, coaster, sous-verreFrench
  • किनारे का जहाज़Hindi
  • poháralátétHungarian
  • strandferðaskipIcelandic
  • sottobicchiere, nave costieraItalian
  • bierviltje, kustvaarderDutch
  • dalbaneNorwegian
  • montanha-russaPortuguese
  • подставка, каботажное судноRussian
  • karottunderlägg, släde, grytunderlägg, ölunderlägg, kälke, underläggSwedish

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