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COASTWISE

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coast⋅wise

[kohst-wahyz]
–adverb
1. along the coast: We sailed coastwise for days before finding a harbor.
–adjective
2. following the coast.

Origin:
1685–95; coast + -wise
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coast·wise   (kōst'wīz')   
adv.   & adj.
Along, by way of, or following a coast: The winds blew coastwise. Coastwise winds contributed to the storm.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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