Definitions for coast
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Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coastnoun

   the shore of a sea or ocean

2. coastnoun

   a slope down which sleds may coast

   "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"

3. coastnoun

   the area within view

   "the coast is clear"

4. slide, glide, coastverb

   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

   "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

5. coastverb

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. coastnoun

   The side or edge of something.

2. coastnoun

   The edge of the land where it meets the sea; the shoreline or oceanfront.

3. coastnoun

   A region of land; a district or country.

4. coastnoun

   A region of the air or heavens.

5. coastverb

   To glide along without adding energy.

   When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station.

6. coastverb

   To sail along a coast

7. coastverb

   Applied to human behavior, to make a minimal effort, to continue to do something in a routine way. This implies lack of initiative and effort.

8. Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. COASTnoun

   Etymology: coste, Fr. costa, Latin.

   1. The edge or margin of the land next the sea; the shore. It is not used for the banks of less waters.

   He sees in English ships the Holland coast. Dryden.

   2. It seems to be taken by Newton for side, like the French coste.

   Some kind of virtue, lodged in some sides of the crystal, inclines and bends the rays towards the coast, of unusual refraction; otherwise the rays would not be refracted towards that coast rather than any other coast, both at their incidence and at their emergence, so as to emerge by a contrary situation of the coast. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   3. The Coast is clear. A proverbial expression. The danger is over; the enemies have marched off.

   Going out, and seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus. Philip Sidney.

   The royal spy, when now the coast was clear,
   Sought not the garden, but retir’d unseen. Dryden.

2. To Coastverb

   To sail by; to sail near to.

   Nearchus, the admiral of Alexander, not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.

   The greatest entertainment we found in coasting it, were the several prospects of woods, vineyards, meadows, and cornfields which lie on the borders of it. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

3. To Coastverb

   To sail close by the coast; to sail within sight of land.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   But steer my vessel with a steady hand,
   And coast along the shore in sight of land. John Dryden, Virgil.

   The antients coasted only in their navigation, seldom taking the open sea. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Coastverb

   the side of a thing

2. Coastverb

   the exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border

3. Coastverb

   the seashore, or land near it

4. Coastnoun

   to draw or keep near; to approach

5. Coastnoun

   to sail by or near the shore

6. Coastnoun

   to sail from port to port in the same country

7. Coastnoun

   to slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice

8. Coastverb

   to draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of

9. Coastverb

   to sail by or near; to follow the coast line of

10. Coastverb

    to conduct along a coast or river bank

11. Etymology: [OF. coste, F. cte, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. Accost, v. t., Cutlet.]

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Coast

   A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs. Both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location or region; for example, New Zealand's West Coast, or the East and West Coasts of the United States. A pelagic coast refers to a coast which fronts the open ocean, as opposed to a more sheltered coast in a gulf or bay. A shore, on the other hand, can refer to parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including oceans and lakes. Similarly, the somewhat related term "bank" refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a river or to a body of water smaller than a lake. "Bank" is also used in some parts of the world to refer to an artificial ridge of earth intended to retain the water of a river or pond; in other places this may be called a levee. While many scientific experts might agree on a common definition of the term "coast", the delineation of the extents of a coast differ according to jurisdiction, with many scientific and government authorities in various countries differing for economic and social policy reasons.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Coast

   kōst, n. side or border of land next the sea: the seashore: limit or border of a country.—v.i. to sail along or near a coast: to travel downhill on a bicycle with the feet on the foot-rests.—v.t. to sail by or near to.—ns. Coast′er, a vessel that sails along the coast; Coast′-guard, a body of men organised to act as a guard along the coast, originally intended to prevent smuggling.—adj. Coast′ing, keeping near the coast: trading between ports in the same country.—n. the act of sailing, or of trading, along the coast: advances towards acquaintance, courtship: riding downhill on a bicycle with the feet up.—ns. Coast′-line, the line or boundary of a coast: shore-line; Coast′-wait′er, a custom-house officer who waits upon and superintends the cargoes of vessels engaged in the coasting trade.—advs. Coastward, -s, toward the coast; Coast′wise, along the coast.—adj. carried on along the coast. [O. Fr. coste (Fr. côte)—L. costa, a rib, side.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. coast

   The sea-shore and the adjoining country; in fact, the sea-front of the land. (See SHORE.)

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. coast

   An area of land at a sea or ocean.

   The coast is beautiful to walk along at any time of the year.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Glide
   • Slope
   • View

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'coast' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2242

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'coast' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2732

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'coast' in Nouns Frequency: #931

Anagrams for coast »

1. tacos

2. octas

3. ascot

4. catso

5. coats

6. costa

7. tacso

8. tasco

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of coast in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of coast in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of coast in a Sentence

1. Esther Valdes-Clayton:

   I just want everyone to understand that the racial tones, the classicism that was displayed as well as the colorism that was displayed was evident to every Latino from the West Coast to the East Coast.

2. Don Hamilton:

   How do we get relief supplies through to the Oregon Coast? We will lose significant supply routes.

3. Paul Mensink:

   There's a bit of a dark history on the Pacific coast.

4. Bishnupada Sethi:

   Odisha has seen calamities like cyclones and floods 77 times over the last 100 years. The fishing community, particularly those living on the coast, bear the burned and are always the worst affected, their miseries multiply due to poor shelter, illiteracy, poverty and, above all, a lack of access to information.

5. Carl Lipo:

   The issue of water availability (or the lack of it) has often been mentioned by researchers who work on Rapa Nui/Easter Island, when we started to examine the details of the hydrology, we began to notice that freshwater access and statue location were tightly linked together. It wasnt obvious when walking around--with the water emerging at the coast during low tide, one doesnt necessarily see obvious indications of water. File photo - Statues at Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile. (Photo by Eric LAFFORGUE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Places without ahu/moai showed no freshwater, he added. The pattern was striking and surprising in how consistent it was. Researchers had already identified groundwater discharge in coastal areas as a key factor in the statues placement on Easter Islands coast. In the latest stage of the research, experts examined how the availability of freshwater in certain areas was linked to the methods and means of building the statues. EASTER ISLANDS ANCIENT CIVILIZATION WAS NOT DESTROYED BY WARFARE, EXPERTS SAY Around 900 statues, or moai, are dotted around Easter Island. Circa 1955: Two ancient statues of uncertain origin on Easter Island, in the South Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Richard Harrington/Three Lions/Getty Images).

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