coast pilot


noun
  1. Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.

  2. a pilot of coasting vessels.

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How to use coast pilot in a sentence

  • The other was our old coast pilot, who was mortally wounded by a fragment of shell.

  • The commandant of Oyapok gave M. Martel, moreover, a coast-pilot, to accompany him to the frontiers.

    Perils and Captivity | Charlotte-Adlade [ne Picard] Dard
  • We found the harbor very small, with rocks not shown in chart or coast pilot, and had barely room to come to without going ashore.

    Bowdoin Boys in Labrador | Jonathan Prince Cilley, Jr.
  • We kept on our course as laid down in the Coast-pilot, without regard to the Islander.

    Up the River | Oliver Optic
  • This was as laid down in the coast pilot (derretero) of Cabrera Bueno, but where was the famous port of Monterey?

    The March of Portol | Zoeth S. Eldredge and E. J. Molera