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

More than 125 million Americans are on alert for sweltering coast-to-coast temperatures, as heat alerts are in place from Southern California to the intermountain West and northern Plains, upper Midwest and across to the Northeast. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 14 July 2026

That’s the equivalent of about eight coast-to-coast flights per year instead of one. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Continuing to grow awareness​ Two days after concluding his coast-to-coast journey, van Dongen was back on his bike for his regular rides around the Parkville suburbs, preparing to tackle the next item on his growing list of goals. — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

The results aren’t a coast-to-coast mandate for democratic socialism. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 June 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