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Definition of coast

Coast
Coast Coast, n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. Accost, v. t., Cutlet.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi. 24. 3. The seashore, or land near it. He sees in English ships the Holland coast. --Dryden. We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. --Waller. The coast is clear, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. ``Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.' --Sir P. Sidney. Coast guard. (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.] (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] Coast rat (Zo["o]l.), a South African mammal (Bathyergus suillus), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole. Coast waiter, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]
Coast
Coast Coast, v. t. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. --Sir T. Browne. 3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.] The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. --Hakluyt.
Coast
Coast Coast, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Coasting.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See Coast, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. 4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]

Meaning of coast from wikipedia

- where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location or
- the coast is where the land meets the sea or ocean. coast may also refer to: coast (surname) coast (new zealand radio), a new zealand radio
- west coast or pacific coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the united states , usually california , oregon , and
- the east coast of the united states, also known as the eastern seaboard or the atlantic seaboard and commonly shortened to east coast,
- the british columbia coast or bc coast is canada 's western continental coastline on the pacific ocean . with the term west coast of canada.
- the coast mountains are a major mountain range , in the pacific coast ranges , of western north america , extending from southwestern yukon
- the oregon coast is a region of the u.s. state of oregon . border of the state; the region is bounded to the east by the oregon coast range .
- the prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the strait of otranto, along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western
- coast province (pwani) of kenya , along the indian ocean , is one of kenya's seven administrative provinces outside nairobi .
- in shallow waters of the continental shelves off the coasts of australia and new zealand, petroleum and natural gas are extracted, and