coast

  • 21coast — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ rocky, rugged, wild ▪ east, eastern, etc. ▪ Atlantic, Mediterranean, etc …

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  • 22coast — n. 1) a forbidding, inhospitable; nigged coast 2) off a coast (a ship sank right off the coast) 3) along, on the coast (there are many fishing towns on the coast) 4) (AE) on the Coast ( on the Pacific Coast of the US ) (he s out on the Coast) 5)… …

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  • 23coast — coast1 W3S3 [kəust US koust] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coste, from Latin costa rib, side ] 1.) the area where the land meets the sea →↑coastal coast of ▪ the west coast of Africa ▪ We drove along th …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24coast — 1 noun (C) 1 the area where the land meets the sea: We drove along the Pacific coast to Seattle. | on the coast (=on the land near the sea): I used to live in a small village on the coast of Brittany. | off the coast (=in the sea near the land):… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Coast 96.3 — Infobox Radio Station name = Coast 96.3 city = Bangor area = North Wales Coast branding = slogan = Haven t You Heard? airdate = 27 August 1993 frequency = 96.3 MHz share = 7.9% share as of = September 2007 share source =… …

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  • 26coast — I UK [kəʊst] / US [koʊst] noun [countable] Word forms coast : singular coast plural coasts *** an area of land beside a sea the east coast of England on the coast: We had a nice day on the coast. • the coast is clear II UK [kəʊst] / US [koʊst]… …

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  • 27coast — [[t]ko͟ʊst[/t]] ♦♦ coasts, coasting, coasted 1) N COUNT: oft adj N, N of n The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. Camp sites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches. ...the west coast of Scotland. 2) VERB If a… …

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  • 28coast — n. & v. n. 1 a the border of the land near the sea; the seashore. b (the Coast) US the Pacific coast of the US. 2 a a run, usu. downhill, on a bicycle without pedalling or in a motor vehicle without using the engine. b US a toboggan slide or… …

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  • 29coast — coast1 [ koust ] noun count *** an area of land beside an ocean: the east coast of the United States on the coast: It was a nice day on the coast. the coast is clear it is safe to do something because there is no one to see or catch you coast… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30coast — [[t]koʊst[/t]] n. 1) the land next to the sea; seashore 2) the region adjoining it 3) a slide or ride down a hill or slope, as on a sled 4) the Coast West Coast 5) inf Obs. the boundary or border of a country 6) to slide on a sled down a snowy or …

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