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coastward
[
kohst
-werd
]
coast·ward
/
ˈkoʊst
wərd
/
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[
kohst
-werd
]
Show IPA
adverb
1.
Also,
coast·wards.
toward the
coast
:
We left the sinking ship in lifeboats and rowed coastward.
adjective
2.
directed toward the
coast
:
a coastward migration.
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Coastward
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Origin:
1850–55;
coast
+
-ward
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coastward
adverb
in the direction of the coast
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