coast
noun
[ kəʊst ]
• the part of the land adjoining or near the sea.
• "the west coast of Africa"
Similar:
seaboard,
coastal region,
coastline,
seashore,
shore,
shoreline,
seaside,
beach,
sand,
sands,
foreshore,
waterside,
water's edge,
waterfront,
littoral,
strand,
• the easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power.
• "once the coast to the moon had begun, Apollo was separated from the third stage"
coast
verb
• (of a person or vehicle) move easily without using power.
• "they were coasting down a long hill"
• sail along the coast, especially in order to carry cargo.
• "he coasted down the eastern shore"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘side of the body’), from Old French coste (noun), costeier (verb), from Latin costa ‘rib, flank, side’. coast (sense 1 of the noun) arose from the phrase coast of the sea ‘side of the sea’.
