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

You might not be accused of committing a crime, but a coast-to-coast network of cameras is still trying to track your vehicle’s movements. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

The post showcased some of Clark’s best plays, including a coast-to-coast and-1, one of her four steals leading to a transition three, and of course, her last three-pointer to give the Fever the lead for good. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

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

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