coast

coast
1. noun /kəʊst/
The edge of the land where it meets the sea; the shoreline or oceanfront.

Then Herod perceavynge that he was moocked off the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in bethleem, and in all the costes thereof [...].

2. verb /kəʊst/
a) To glide along without adding energy.

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

b) To sail along a coast

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  • Coast — (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coast — UK US /kəʊst/ noun [C] ► the land next to or close to the sea: »The oil spill happened just off the Spanish coast. the east/west coast »He grew up on the west coast, in California. ● coast to coast Cf. coast to coast …   Financial and business terms

  • coast — coast; coast·al; coast·er; coast·ing; coast·ways; coast·ward; coast·wise; coast·al·ly; …   English syllables

  • coast — [kōst] n. [ME coste, coast < OFr, a rib, hill, shore, coast < L costa, a rib, side] 1. land alongside the sea; seashore 2. Obs. frontier; borderland ☆ 3. [< CdnFr, hillside, slope] an incline down which a slide is taken ☆ 4. a slide or… …   English World dictionary

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  • Coast — Coast, v. t. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. [1913 Webster] Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coast — (n.) margin of the land, early 14c.; earlier rib as a part of the body (early 12c.), from O.Fr. coste rib, side, flank; slope, incline; later coast, shore (12c., Mod.Fr. côte), from L. costa a rib, perhaps related to a root word for bone (Cf. O.C …   Etymology dictionary

  • Coast — (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Coast — Coast …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • coast — ► NOUN 1) land adjoining or near the sea. 2) the easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power. ► VERB 1) move easily without using power. 2) act or make progress without making much effort: United coasted to victory. 3) sail along the… …   English terms dictionary

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