coast

Definition

  • noun: the land along or near a sea or ocean
  • noun: the land near a shore
  • verb: to move forward using no power or very little power
  • verb: to move along or past the side of
  • used in the phrase 'the coast is clear'
  • synonyms: seashore, approach, shore

Examples

  • The space shuttle launch was on television stations 'from coast to coast'. [=throughout the country]

  • She decided she could 'coast' along without a job for the next few months.

  • After taking a big lead, the team 'coasted' to victory.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) give me more than that. Kangaroo. What is that? In , Captain James Cook's ship ran aground off the coast of Australia and he led a party into the country, and they met the aboriginal people. One of the sailors pointed at the animals that hop around and (..)
    2016 Arrival
  • (..) Now, the objects measure at least ft. tall... two more reported to have penetrated Russian airspace: one in Siberia and the other off the coast of the Black Sea, So far there are unidentified objects spread across the globe. There is no obvious logic to their locations and no evidence that the (..)
    2016 Arrival