\ ˈkōst 
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\Definition of coast
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : the land near a shore : seashore
3a : a hill or slope suited to coasting
b : a slide down a slope (as on a sled)
4 often capitalized : the Pacific coast of the U.S.
5 : the immediate area of view
—used in the phrase the coast is clear
from coast to coast
: across an entire nation or continent
coast
verbcoasted; coasting; coasts
Definition of coast (Entry 2 of 2)
2 : to sail along the shore of
1a archaic : to travel on land along a coast or along or past the side of something
b : to sail along the shore
2a : to slide, run, or glide downhill by the force of gravity
b : to move along without or as if without further application of propulsive power (as by momentum or gravity)
c : to proceed easily without special application of effort or concern
coasted through school —often used with ona company coasting on its good reputation
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Other Words from coast
Noun
coastal \ ˈkō-stᵊl \ adjective
\ adjectivecoastwise \ ˈkōst-ˌwīz \ adverb or adjective
\ adverb or adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms for coast
Synonyms: Verb
- bowl,
- breeze,
- brush,
- cruise,
- drift,
- flow,
- glide,
- roll,
- sail,
- skim,
- slide,
- slip,
- stream,
- sweep,
- whisk
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of coast in a Sentence
Noun
He lives on the coast.
He's flying out to the Coast tomorrow. Verb
The car coasted to a stop.
The airplane coasted down the runway.
The children coasted on sleds down the snowy hill.
They came coasting down the hill on bicycles.
After taking a big lead, the team coasted to victory.
He was accused of trying to coast through school.
She decided she could coast along without a job for the next few months.
The company is coasting on its good reputation.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun There are slight chances for rain along the northern Oregon coast, but the metro area isn’t likely to see any showers.
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oregonlive, "Portland metro Tuesday weather: Partly sunny, cooler; high 59," 20 Oct. 2020 Mauritius rejected an application for bail made by Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, the captain of the MV Wakashio that sunk off its southeastern coast in July.
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Kamlesh Bhuckory, Bloomberg.com, "Mauritius Court Denies Bail to Captain of Sunken Japanese Ship," 20 Oct. 2020 Last month, a pair of Russian supersonic bombers buzzed the coast of Alaska, which were also intercepted by U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets.
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Fox News, "F-22s to intercept a pair of Russian bombers near Alaska," 20 Oct. 2020 Authorities later recovered her dismembered body off Copenhagen’s coast.
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Washington Post, "Danish man who killed journalist Kim Wall aboard submarine caught after prison escape," 20 Oct. 2020 Wave levels reached 2 feet along Alaska's southern coast, according to the National Tsunami Warning Center.
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Steve Kiggins, USA TODAY, "'It was a pretty good shaker': Alaska, Hawaii under tsunami advisory after 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Pacific Ocean," 20 Oct. 2020 American Dynasty, a commercial trawler, departed Seattle one day in May to fish for hake off the Washington coast.
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Kim Tingley, New York Times, "How an Ill-Fated Fishing Voyage Helped Us Understand Covid-19," 20 Oct. 2020 The Alaska Earthquake Center said the quake was widely felt in communities along the southern coast, including Sand Point, Chignik, Unalaska and the Kenai Peninsula.
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Chronicle News Services, SFChronicle.com, "News of the Day From Across the Nation," 19 Oct. 2020 The Dalmatian coast beckons with rocky beaches and seaside cafes that evoke the spirit of nearby Italy.
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Alison Humes And Matthew King, WSJ, "Should You Travel Abroad During Covid— and Where Can You Go?," 16 Oct. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Otherwise, VeeKay, the full-time Ed Carpenter Racing driver, can coast to the title that’s been won by Rosenqvist, Robert Wickens, Ed Jones and Rossi the past four years.
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Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, "Winless drivers, the top-10 battle and the Leaders Circle: 6 storylines outside the IndyCar title race," 20 Oct. 2020 Switching it off allows the P8 to coast, with both regenerative and friction braking controlled by the left pedal.
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Mike Duff, Car and Driver, "2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Puts Volvo in the EV Game," 2 Oct. 2020 The Seahawks should coast, which would drop the Dolphins to 1-3 before a two-game stretch on the road at San Francisco and Denver.
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Keven Lerner, sun-sentinel.com, "Staff predictions: Miami Dolphins (1-2) vs. Seattle Seahawks (3-0)," 1 Oct. 2020 Sean Williams and Kaden Cox scored second-half touchdowns, enabling Deer Park to coast to a 24-7 victory over Clear Creek at Clyde Abshier Stadium Thursday night.
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Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Deer Park Freshmen Gold defeats Clear Creek 24-7," 1 Oct. 2020 Against the Houston Texans, the Ravens jumped to a 10-point halftime lead and then used their grueling run game to coast to a 33-16 win.
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Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, "The Ravens always lead big. The Chiefs always come back. What happens on ‘Monday Night Football?’," 25 Sep. 2020 Hoping to coast off that celebrity, Willkie swooped into the 1940 Republican nomination race.
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Dexter Fergie, The New Republic, "Wendell Willkie’s World Without Borders," 22 Sep. 2020 This will coincide with weak offshore flow, so should spread all the way to coast and bring extreme wildfire burning conditions once again.
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oregonlive, "Portland metro Tuesday weather: First fall storm arrives tonight," 22 Sep. 2020 The shifty second-year quarterback got some good blocking on the right side and then slipped between two would-be tacklers to coast into the end zone.
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David Brandt, Star Tribune, "Murray runs for 2 TDs, Cardinals roll past Washington 30-15," 20 Sep. 2020
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More Definitions for coast
coast
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of coast
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the land along or near a sea or ocean
US, informal : the area along or near the Pacific Ocean
coast
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of coast (Entry 2 of 2)
: to move forward using no power or very little power
: to move downhill by the force of gravity
: to progress or have success without special effort
See the full definition for coast in the English Language Learners Dictionary
coast
noun\ ˈkōst \
\Kids Definition of coast
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the land near a shore
coast
verbcoasted; coasting
Kids Definition of coast (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : to move downhill by the force of gravity
2 : to sail close to shore along a coast
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