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

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Sunday night will reveal who’s closer in not less than a coast-to-coast announcement. Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025 Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern unveiled a landmark $85 billion merger, forming America’s first coast-to-coast railroad with over 50,000 route miles. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Buffett’s comments come after Berkshire Hathaway’s BNSF Railway and CSX announced a partnership Friday to provide new coast-to-coast rail services. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025 Australia’s Wildlands Festival goes coast-to-coast early next year with a bill headlined by Dom Dolla, Kid Cudi, and Addison Rae. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for coast-to-coast

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coast-to-coast was in 1911

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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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