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coast·al
/
ˈkoʊs
tl
/
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[
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
+
-al
1
Related forms
coast·al·ly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
coastal
1883, from
coast
+
-al
(1)
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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