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

SpaceX launched two more sets of Starlink satellites on back-to-back, coast-to-coast flights on Friday and Saturday. —Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026

The show will air live coast-to-coast at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT on CBS and stream live and on demand on Paramount+. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026

Navy’s Austin Benigni received the pass and took the ball coast-to-coast for the go-ahead layup. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026

At one point, the pesky Harrison turned a turnover by Suarez into a coast-to-coast layup, and on the next possession, Shaw created another turnover that Taylor Bigby converted into another easy layup. —Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 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