coastnoun [ C ]
uk/kəʊst/us/koʊst/B1 the land next to or close to the sea:
Rimini is a thriving resort on the east coast of Italy.
The accident happened three miles off the coast (= in the sea three miles from land).
We spent a week by/on the coast (= by the sea).
coast to coast
from one side of the country to the other:
We travelled across America coast to coast.
mainly US in every part of a country:
The visiting politician received coast-to-coast media attention.
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- We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.
- This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers.
- The boat sailed down the coast.
- The ship lies off the coast of Spain.
- Thousands of day trippers flock to resorts on the south coast.
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Coasts & beaches
- beached
- beachfront
- flat
- hinterland
- lido
- low-lying
- mudflat
- onshore
- promenade
- reef
- riviera
- rock pool
- sabkha
- sand
- seafront
- shallow
- the seashore
- the waterside
- tide pool
- waterfront
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Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation
Idiom(s)
the coast is clear
coastverb [ I ]
uk/kəʊst/us/koʊst/to move forward in a vehicle without using the engine, usually down a hill:
At the top of the hill I switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side.
to progress or succeed without any effort or difficulty:
While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- back sth up
- boxed in
- bump start
- bus driver
- car seat
- carve
- corner
- dip
- driver
- driving
- foot
- hold the road idiom
- manoeuvring
- motor
- motorist
- mph
- pull away
- scorch
- turning circle
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Making progress and advancing