coast

  • 11coast — ► NOUN 1) land adjoining or near the sea. 2) the easy movement of a vehicle without the use of power. ► VERB 1) move easily without using power. 2) act or make progress without making much effort: United coasted to victory. 3) sail along the… …

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  • 12coast´al|ly — coast|al «KOHS tuhl», adjective. of the coast; near or along a coast: »The beacon is an aid to coastal shipping. –coast´al|ly, adverb …

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  • 13coast|al — «KOHS tuhl», adjective. of the coast; near or along a coast: »The beacon is an aid to coastal shipping. –coast´al|ly, adverb …

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  • 14coast|er — «KOHS tuhr», noun. 1. a small dish or mat for holding a glass or bottle. A coaster protects surfaces of furniture from moisture. 2. a little tray or stand, sometimes on wheels, on which a glass or bottle is passed around a dining table. 3. a… …

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  • 15COAST —   [Abk. für Cache on a Stick, dt. »Zwischenspeicher auf einem Riegel«] der, von Intel im Jahre 1995 vorgestelltes Speichermodul, das einen PC mit Prozessor Cache aufrüstet bzw. den Prozessor Cache erweitert. Der COAST basiert auf einer kleinen… …

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  • 16coast — n *shore, strand, beach, bank, foreshore, littoral coast vb toboggan, *slide, glide, slip, skid, glissade, slither …

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  • 17coast — [n] border by water bank, beach, coastline, littoral, margin, seaboard, seacoast, seashore, seaside, shore, shoreline, strand; concepts 509,514 coast [v] glide along without much effort cruise, drift, float, freewheel, get by*, ride on current,… …

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  • 18Coast — For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.[1] A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term coastal zone can …

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  • 19coast — 01. Living on the [coast], we can buy lots of fresh fish. 02. The hiking trail follows the [coast] for about 20 miles. 03. The Titanic sank off the [coast] of Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg. 04. Parts of the west [coast] of Oregon are… …

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  • 20coast — /kohst/, n. 1. the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. 2. the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea. 3. a hill or slope down which one may slide on a sled. 4. a slide or ride down a hill or… …

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