coast-to-coast

adjective

ˈkōs-tə-ˈkōst 

1

: extending or airing across an entire nation or continent

a coast-to-coast flight

a coast-to-coast broadcast

2

: extending from one end of a playing surface (such as a basketball court) to the other

a coast-to-coast rush

also : relating to or resulting from a coast-to-coast play

a coast-to-coast layup

coast-to-coast adverb

Examples of coast-to-coast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bennett was wildly influential to the careers of Reckless Kelly and Micky and the Motorcars, a pair of native Idaho bands that helped expose Tylor & the Train Robbers to a coast-to-coast fan base over the past decade. —Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026

Transcontinental rail adventure Union Pacific is conducting a detailed inspection of the route for Big Boy 4014 in preparation for a potential coast-to-coast tour. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026

For more than three decades, Eliminator, a tribute band from Chicago, has electrified audiences with a coast-to-coast celebration of ZZ Top’s iconic sound and style. —Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026

After Murray assisted a Watson 3-pointer with seven seconds left, LeBron James tried sprinting coast-to-coast to beat the clock. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coast-to-coast

• diagnosed
• easternmost
• innermost
• lowermost
• milepost
• northernmost
• outermost
• rearmost
• southernmost
• uppermost
• uttermost
• westernmost