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coastal

[kohs-tl]

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adjective

of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast: The coastal regions are inundated at high tide.

Origin:
1880–85; coast + -al¹

Related forms

coast·al·ly, adverb

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coast (kəʊst)

—n
1.	Related: littoral
	a. the line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water
	b. (in combination): coastland
2.	(Brit) the seaside
3.	(US)
	a. a slope down which a sledge may slide
	b. the act or an instance of sliding down a slope
4.	obsolete borderland or frontier
5.	informal the coast is clear the obstacles or dangers are gone

—vb
6.	to move or cause to move by momentum or force of gravity
7.	(intr) to proceed without great effort: to coast to victory
8.	to sail along (a coast)

Related: littoral

[C13: from Old French coste coast, slope, from Latin costa side, rib]

'coastal

—*adj*

'coastally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

coastal

1883, from coast + -al (1)

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