Meaning of coast | Babel Free

Definitions

1. coast, coastline
2. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
3. A region of British Columbia, Canada.
4. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
5. To sail or move along the coast or border of.
6. shore, shoreline
7. The side or edge of something.
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8. The side or edge of something
9. the coast is clear, nothing is present to impede or endanger one's progress.
10. expense, costs
11. A region of land; a district or country.
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12. A region of land; a district or country
13. To pass smoothly, quietly, and undisturbed on or as if on a slippery surface:drift, slide.
14. A region of the air or heavens.
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15. A region of the air or heavens
16. the side or border of land next to the sea. The coast was very rocky. kus, strand ساحِل бряг costa pobřeží die Küste kyst ακτήcosta, litoral rannik ساحل rannikko cte חוף समुद्रतट obala (tenger)part pantai strönd costa 沿岸 해안 pakrantė krasts; piekraste pantai kustkystwybrzeże د سيند غاړه costa ţărm, coastă, litoral морской берег pobrežie obala obala kust ชายฝั่ง kıyı, sahil 海岸 узбережжя, морський берег ساحل bờ biển 海岸
17. To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power
18. to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling. He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol. vrywiel ry, vry loop يَنْحَدِر спускам се по инерция deslizar sjíždět (bez šlapání/aniž by běžel motor) im Frei-, Leerlauf fahren trille; køre på frihjul; køre i frigear κατηφορίζωir en punto muerto vabakäiguga sõitma پایین رفتن؛ لیز خوردن ajaa vapaalla aller en roue libre לִגלוֹש नीचे ढाल पर फिसलना ploviti uz obalu (szabad...
    etc
19. of or near the coast. a coastal town. kus ساحِلي крайбреже litoral pobřežní Küsten-... kyst- παράκτιος costero rannaäärne, ranniku- ساحلی rannikko- côtier לְיָד הָחוֹף तटीय, समुद्र तट से संबंधित obalni (tenger)parti dekat pantai strand- costiero 沿岸の 해안의 pakrantės, pajūrio krasta-; piekrastes- perairan kust-kyst- przybrzeżny د سیند غاره litoral de coastă прибрежный pobrežný obalen priobalni kust- ที่ใกล้ชายฝั่ง kıyı, kıyısal, sahil 海岸的 береговий ساحل کے نزدیک thuộc bờ biển 海岸的
20. a person or group of people, employed to watch the coast for smugglers, ships in distress etc. kuswag خَفير سَواحِل брегова охрана guarda costeira pobřežní hlídka/stráž die Küstenwache kystvagt ακτοφυλακήguardacostas rannavalve گارد ساحلی rannikkovartiosto garde-côte מִשמָר הָחוֹפִים तटरक्षक obalna straža parti őrség penjaga pantai strandgæsla guardia costiera 沿岸警備隊員 해안 경비대(원) pakrantės sargybinis/sargyba krasta apsardze pengawal pengairan kustwachtkystvakt ochrona wybrzeża د سیند محافظ guard...
    etc
21. Land next to the sea; the seashore.
22. A hill or other slope down which one may coast, as on a sled.
23. The act of sliding or coasting; slide.

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Examples

“The rocky coast of Maine has few beaches.”

“And the Coaſt towards which the lines KL and VX are drawn, may be call’d the Coaſt of unuſual Refraction.”

“Then Herod perceavynge that he was moocked off the wyse men, was excedynge wroth, and sent forth and slue all the chyldren that were in bethleem, and in all the costes thereof […]”

“P. Crescentius, in his lib. 1 de agric. cap. 5, is very copious in this subject, how a house should be wholesomely sited, in a good coast, good air, wind, etc.”

“the learned Merlin, well could tell, / Vnder what coast of heauen the man did dwell […]”

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