coastingn.

/ˈkəʊstɪŋ/

Etymology: < coast v., coast n.

1. Sailing along the coast, or trading between the ports of a country. (See also Compounds.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > making course along or near coast

borrowing1622

coasting1679

1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) i. ii. 17 They are forced to sail by coasting, as they call it.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 217 He..was for..coasting up the West Side of America.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. 510 The most delightful voyages those which are a coasting along the land.

2. The configuration of the coast; delineation of a coastline.

ΚΠ

1621 G. Hakewill King David's Vow 95 The coasting of the whole world represented in a little map.

1712 J. Hughes Spectator No. 554. ⁋4 These, therefore, he could only mark down, like imperfect Coastings in Maps, or supposed Points of Land, to be further discovered.

†3. In the following modern editions read accosting; but coasting may be used in that sense: cf. coast v. 8, 9.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > approach and speaking to a person

boarding1546

accosting1603

abord1607

coasting1609

accostmenta1626

advance1652

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 60 Oh these encounterers so glib of tongue, That giue a coasting welcome ere it comes.

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a. The winter sport of sliding on a sled down hill.

b. The action of shooting down hill on a bicycle or tricycle. Also attributive. Originally U.S.

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society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > coasting downhill

coasting1887

1775 J. Eliot in J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) III. 77 There is a declivity..which in the winter season the boys make use of as a coasting-place.

1775 J. Eliot in J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) III. 77 The General at first did not understand what they meant by the term coasting.

1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. 201 Coasting is another winter pastime, in which..the labor seems to be at least equal to the pleasure.

c1855 ‘F. Fern’ in Bartlett I guess aunt Libby never broke one of the runners of her sled some Saturday afternoon, when it was prime coasting.

1859 W. Boyd Swartzen (1865) 4 Aboriginal toboggan, Excellent for coasting-party.

1885 New Bk. Sports 234 In Canada the people have almost given up the ordinary style of coasting, for a variation of the sport known as toboganning.

1887 Wheeling 6 July 208/1 As a ‘coasting’ saddle it is unexcelled.

1896 Punch 61 185 ‘In the joys of the wheel,’ he will often declare, ‘there is nothing can come up to coasting.’

1911 E. Wharton Ethan Frome i. 30 The pitch of the Corbury road..was the favourite coasting-ground of Starkfield.

c. Also of a motor vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > travelling in motor car > without thrust from engine

coasting1921

1921 A. F. Hall Handbk. Yosemite Nat. Park 308 Many drivers have the habit of coasting with their gears out of mesh.

1928 Daily Mail 25 July 7/5 Top gear in the Willys-Knight feels like free coasting in other cars.

1959 Times 25 Sept. 6/3 The car carried three people throughout, no coasting was allowed.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations (in sense 1), as coasting-duty, coasting-pilot, coasting-trade, coasting-vessel; † coasting iron n. Obsolete ? the iron in the sides of a ship.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > [noun] > coaster

land-carracka1616

coasting-vessela1657

coaster1687

drover1756

drogher1784

a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xxxii, in Poems (1878) IV. 109 The Adamant, w^ch drew The Coasting Iron from the late proud Keeles.

1693 Capt. Collins (title) Great Britain's Coasting Pilot.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3826/3 With 4 or 5 Coasting-Vessels, under their Convoy.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xxiii. 395 Our coasting trade is exceeding great.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vi. 345 Our sheet-anchor..being obviously much too heavy for a coasting anchor.

1774 Hull Dock Act 27 Such ships or vessels as shall pass coastwise, and be called coasting vessels.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iv. 63 The master of one of the canoes offered to remain on board as coasting pilot.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

coastingadj.

Etymology: formed as coast v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoasting.

†1. Bordering, adjacent. Obsolete.

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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering

coasted1382

costeianta1393

coastingc1400

marching?a1425

bordering1530

finitimate1578

confining1605

confronting1614

c1400 Mandeville Trav. (1839) xvii. 186 Ne Scotland ne Norwaye ne the other Yles costynge to hem.

†2. Traversing, moving about. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > moving about (of weather phenomena)

coasting1677

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 6 True Investigations of heats and colds, and of the breadths and bounds of coasting Rains and Winds.

3. Sailing along the coast.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > sailing along or near coast

coasting1838

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [adjective] > that sails in specific waters

coasting1838

1838 R. Southey Inscriptions xx, in Poet. Wks. III. 124 A name..Known only to the coasting mariner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	coasting
释义	coastingn. /ˈkəʊstɪŋ/ Etymology: < coast v., coast n. 1. Sailing along the coast, or trading between the ports of a country. (See also Compounds.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > making course along or near coast borrowing1622 coasting1679 1679 J. Goodman Penitent Pardoned (1713) i. ii. 17 They are forced to sail by coasting, as they call it. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 217 He..was for..coasting up the West Side of America. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. 510 The most delightful voyages those which are a coasting along the land. 2. The configuration of the coast; delineation of a coastline. ΚΠ 1621 G. Hakewill King David's Vow 95 The coasting of the whole world represented in a little map. 1712 J. Hughes Spectator No. 554. ⁋4 These, therefore, he could only mark down, like imperfect Coastings in Maps, or supposed Points of Land, to be further discovered. †3. In the following modern editions read accosting; but coasting may be used in that sense: cf. coast v. 8, 9. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > approach and speaking to a person boarding1546 accosting1603 abord1607 coasting1609 accostmenta1626 advance1652 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 60 Oh these encounterers so glib of tongue, That giue a coasting welcome ere it comes. 4. Thesaurus » Categories » a. The winter sport of sliding on a sled down hill. b. The action of shooting down hill on a bicycle or tricycle. Also attributive. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > cycling > [noun] > coasting downhill coasting1887 1775 J. Eliot in J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) III. 77 There is a declivity..which in the winter season the boys make use of as a coasting-place. 1775 J. Eliot in J. Belknap Belknap Papers (1877) III. 77 The General at first did not understand what they meant by the term coasting. 1832 S. G. Goodrich Syst. Universal Geogr. 201 Coasting is another winter pastime, in which..the labor seems to be at least equal to the pleasure. c1855 ‘F. Fern’ in Bartlett I guess aunt Libby never broke one of the runners of her sled some Saturday afternoon, when it was prime coasting. 1859 W. Boyd Swartzen (1865) 4 Aboriginal toboggan, Excellent for coasting-party. 1885 New Bk. Sports 234 In Canada the people have almost given up the ordinary style of coasting, for a variation of the sport known as toboganning. 1887 Wheeling 6 July 208/1 As a ‘coasting’ saddle it is unexcelled. 1896 Punch 61 185 ‘In the joys of the wheel,’ he will often declare, ‘there is nothing can come up to coasting.’ 1911 E. Wharton Ethan Frome i. 30 The pitch of the Corbury road..was the favourite coasting-ground of Starkfield. c. Also of a motor vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > [noun] > travelling in motor car > without thrust from engine coasting1921 1921 A. F. Hall Handbk. Yosemite Nat. Park 308 Many drivers have the habit of coasting with their gears out of mesh. 1928 Daily Mail 25 July 7/5 Top gear in the Willys-Knight feels like free coasting in other cars. 1959 Times 25 Sept. 6/3 The car carried three people throughout, no coasting was allowed. Compounds attributive and in other combinations (in sense 1), as coasting-duty, coasting-pilot, coasting-trade, coasting-vessel; † coasting iron n. Obsolete ? the iron in the sides of a ship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > cargo vessel > [noun] > coaster land-carracka1616 coasting-vessela1657 coaster1687 drover1756 drogher1784 a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V xxxii, in Poems (1878) IV. 109 The Adamant, w^ch drew The Coasting Iron from the late proud Keeles. 1693 Capt. Collins (title) Great Britain's Coasting Pilot. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3826/3 With 4 or 5 Coasting-Vessels, under their Convoy. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. xxiii. 395 Our coasting trade is exceeding great. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. vi. 345 Our sheet-anchor..being obviously much too heavy for a coasting anchor. 1774 Hull Dock Act 27 Such ships or vessels as shall pass coastwise, and be called coasting vessels. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iv. 63 The master of one of the canoes offered to remain on board as coasting pilot. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2020). coastingadj. Etymology: formed as coast v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcoasting. †1. Bordering, adjacent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > contiguous > bordering coasted1382 costeianta1393 coastingc1400 marching?a1425 bordering1530 finitimate1578 confining1605 confronting1614 c1400 Mandeville Trav. (1839) xvii. 186 Ne Scotland ne Norwaye ne the other Yles costynge to hem. †2. Traversing, moving about. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > moving about (of weather phenomena) coasting1677 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 6 True Investigations of heats and colds, and of the breadths and bounds of coasting Rains and Winds. 3. Sailing along the coast. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > sailing along or near coast coasting1838 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [adjective] > that sails in specific waters coasting1838 1838 R. Southey Inscriptions xx, in Poet. Wks. III. 124 A name..Known only to the coasting mariner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1609adj.c1400
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