Definitions for coast
koʊstcoast

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

1. seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coast(noun)

   the shore of a sea or ocean

2. coast(noun)

   a slope down which sleds may coast

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

3. coast(noun)

   the area within view

   "the coast is clear"

4. slide, glide, coast(verb)

   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. coast(verb)

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. coast(Noun)

   The side or edge of something.

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

2. coast(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

3. coast(Noun)

   A region of land; a district or country.

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

4. coast(Noun)

   A region of the air or heavens.

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

5. coast(Verb)

   To glide along without adding energy.

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

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

6. coast(Verb)

   To sail along a coast

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

7. coast(Verb)

   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.

   Etymology: From and coste, from costa.

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

1. Coast(verb)

   the side of a thing

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

2. Coast(verb)

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

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

3. Coast(verb)

   the seashore, or land near it

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

4. Coast(noun)

   to draw or keep near; to approach

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

5. Coast(noun)

   to sail by or near the shore

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

6. Coast(noun)

   to sail from port to port in the same country

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

7. Coast(noun)

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

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

8. Coast(verb)

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

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

9. Coast(verb)

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

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

10. Coast(verb)

    to conduct along a coast or river bank

    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  

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. catso

2. ascot

3. coats

4. tacos

5. costa

6. octas

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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. Stephen Midway:

   As development increases along the coast and in beach communities, more residents and tourists frequent these waters, with more people in the water, the chance for a shark attack increases. However, I must stress the fact that not all places across the globe saw an increase. And even in the places where we saw an increase, the chances were still one in several million.

2. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi:

   Yemeni coast guards ... are checking to see whether (the vessel) belongs to the countries of aggression or to South Korea, in which case it will be released after completing legal procedures.

3. Iraj Harirchi:

   Qassem Soleimani said. That was under Irans Shiite shah, toppled in the 1979 revolution. But even after, Iran fought off other outbreaks, and its hospitals, doctors and nurses are known as some of the best in the wider Middle East, with a network of clinics from villages to big cities. However, the system appears to be stretching at the seams, with online videos purporting to show field hospitals going up. Meanwhile, Irans Shiite 80 million people, whose sense of high risk has been dulled by years of international isolation, crowd into grocery stores and butcher shops, suspicious of anything in the state media. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, looms on Friday, a holiday when millions travel. The government repeatedly has stopped short of ordering any major travel restrictions. It hasnt explained why, but there could be worry about further angering its people or slowing down its anemic, sanctions-hurt economy. Online videos show Iranians ignoring government demands to stay home and moving instead toward the coast of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Residents of hard-hit Rasht, on Irans Shiite coast, have threatened to attack out-of-towners. We expect that, God willing, we can contain the rising trend of the disease, not the disease itself, by March 26, but I say this very frankly : if the great people dont cooperate, the disease will continue to be there until late May or even in June, and turn into a huge crisis. CLICK HERE FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE And the man who once called quarantines a thing of the past added :.

4. Neil Cox:

   The coast guard here did a flyover yesterday and they parachuted in cans of Coke and chocolate and cookies.

5. Duncan Hunter:

   You’re endangering lives, this is the U.S. Coast Guard, not the San Diego Police Department.

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