coast-to-coast
adjective
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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The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue tour of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the M72 World Tour.
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The tour would have been the first by The Stray Cats since last summer, when the band’s 2024 coast-to-coast concert trek included a San Diego date at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recently, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have proposed a transcontinental merger, which would bring a complete coast-to-coast railroad operation to America.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Curry punctuated the night with a coast-to-coast layup to put the Warriors up by eight, followed by his signature night-night celebration with under a minute left.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
The tour would have been the first by The Stray Cats since last summer, when the band’s 2024 coast-to-coast concert trek included a San Diego date at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recently, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific have proposed a transcontinental merger, which would bring a complete coast-to-coast railroad operation to America.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
Curry punctuated the night with a coast-to-coast layup to put the Warriors up by eight, followed by his signature night-night celebration with under a minute left.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Coast-to-coast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coast-to-coast. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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