Definition of Coast

Babylon English
coast
n. seashore; slope
v. move alongside of; sail alongside a coast; slide or run downhill; skate or ski; move under acquired momentum

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Coast Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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COAST
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COAST
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Coast Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Coast
(v. t.)
To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.
  
(v. t.)
To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
  
(v. t.)
To conduct along a coast or river bank.
  
(v. t.)
The side of a thing.
  
(v. t.)
The seashore, or land near it.
  
(v. t.)
The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.
  
(n.)
To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.
  
(n.)
To sail from port to port in the same country.
  
(n.)
To sail by or near the shore.
  
(n.)
To draw or keep near; to approach.
  

WordNet 2.0
coast

Noun
1. the shore of a sea or ocean
(synonym) seashore, seacoast, sea-coast
(hypernym) shore
(hyponym) Barbary Coast
(part-meronym) foreshore
2. a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
(hypernym) slope, incline, side
3. the area within view; "the coast is clear"
(hypernym) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
4. 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"
(synonym) slide, glide
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) skid, slip, sideslip

Verb
1. move effortlessly; by force of gravity
(hypernym) glide
(hyponym) freewheel
(derivation) slide, glide

Australian Slang
Coast
travel in neutral gear in order to save fuel

Shakespeare Words
COAST
to advance

Anagram
coast
costa tacos

hEnglish - advanced version
coast

coast
\coast\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. coasting.] [oe. costien, costeien, costen, of. costier, costoier, f. côtoyer, fr. of. coste coast, f. côte. see coast, n.]
1. to draw or keep near; to approach. [obs.] anon she hears them chant it lustily, and all in haste she coasteth to the cry.
2. to sail by or near the shore. the ancients coasted only in their navigation.
3. to sail from port to port in the same country.
4. [cf. of. coste, f. côte, hill, hillside.] to slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [local, u. s.]
coast
\coast\ (?), n. [of. coste, f. côte, rib, hill, shore, coast, l. costa rib, side. cf. accost, v. t., cutlet.] 1. the side of a thing. [obs.] i. newton.
2. the exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [obs.] from the river, the river euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. xi. 24.
3. the seashore, or land near it. he sees in english ships the holland coast. we the arabian coast do know at distance, when the species blow.


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English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Cost
Cost = n. a coast; cost, charge

Tuedd
Tuedd = n. a region, a district, a coast; a tendency


Coast Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

UK Post Codes and Counties
Coast
County:  Highland
Post Code: IV22


Coast Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Automotive Terms
Coast
To proceed, usually downhill, on a bicycle without pedalling; or in a motor vehicle without the aid of the engine. Also see freewheel .

Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms
COAST
Coastal Observation And Simulation with Topography [> PMEL]

Fishery Glossary
Coast
The geographical area of contact between the terrestrial and marine environments, a boundary area of indefinite width, appreciably wider than the shore. Scialabba (1998)

Country Data Codes
Cote d'Ivoire
CI (Internet),
CI (ISO 3166),
CIV (ISO 3166),
IV (FIPS 10-4)


Coast Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Environmental Engineering (English ver.)
COAST
According to prevailing usage, the term is applied to land bordering seas.  The shorelands of the Great Lakes are also called coasts.

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Barbary Coast
1 oz Scotch
1 oz Gin
1 oz light rum
3/4 oz white creme de cocoa

Combine over ice, shake, serve in highball glass.


Coast Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

English-Latin Online Dictionary
boundary
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Coast Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Coast (n.)
gef


Coast Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Coast

border, with no more reference to lands bordering on the sea than to any other bordering lands.
  


Coast Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Coast Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Coast
The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. A coastline is properly a line on a map indicating the disposition of a coast, but the word is often used to refer to the coast itself. The adjective coastal describes something as being on, near to, or associated with a coast.

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Coast (disambiguation)
Coast can mean any of the following:

COAST is an acronym which can mean:


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