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

Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday to watch the world's largest operating steam locomotive roll through Pennsylvania for the first time as part of a coast-to-coast tour celebrating America's 250th anniversary. —Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 10 June 2026

The broadcast will air live coast-to-coast, and is scheduled to run three hours. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

The next total solar eclipse with a coast-to-coast path spanning the Lower 48 states will take place on August 12, 2045. —Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) announced a coast-to-coast partnership with CSX, essentially replicating a merger without merging. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 May 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