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 The two-hour ceremony will stream live coast-to-coast on Netflix at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024 The Hornets did have a strong comeback win at Atlanta Wednesday night, with Miles Bridges going coast-to-coast for the winning layup in a 115-114 thriller, but those moments have been few and far between the last couple of years. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2024 Next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse The next year, on Aug. 12, 2045, a total solar eclipse will span coast to coast, according to NASA. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024 However, the next total solar eclipse with a coast-to-coast path spanning the Lower 48 states will occur on August 12, 2045. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024 The next total solar eclipse to cross the continental U.S. coast-to-coast will occur in 2045. Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024 After the pandemic took away their ability to tour behind Twelfth in 2020, the 97’s have plotted a coast-to-coast American Primitive tour through the fall. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024 And in 2045, the U.S. will once again experience a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse. Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024 The next total solar eclipse to cross the continental U.S. coast-to-coast in will occur in 2045. Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024

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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 28 Apr. 2024.

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