coast /kōst/ or (obsolete) cost or coste /kōst, (also, eg Spenser) kost/

1. The border of land next to the sea
2. The seashore
3. (often with cap; with the) the Pacific coast of the USA (N American)
4. A side (obsolete)
5. A limit or border (obsolete)
6. A region (obsolete)
7. Direction (obsolete)
8. Footing, terms (Spenser)
9. A hill suitable for tobogganing (N American)
10. An act or period of sliding down a slope

1. To sail along or near a coast
2. To travel downhill on a sledge, on a cycle without pedalling or in a motor car out of gear
3. To glide
4. To succeed or proceed with minimum effort
5. (also obsolete cost) to approach (obsolete)

To sail by or near to

coastˈal adjective

coasteerˈing noun

An adventure sport involving travelling along cliffs before jumping down from them into the sea

coastˈer noun

1. A vessel engaged in coastal trade
2. A person or thing that coasts
3. A container or mat for a decanter or glasses on a table
4. In W Africa, a European resident
5. (usu with cap) in NZ, an inhabitant or native of the West Coast of South Island

coastˈing adjective

1. Keeping near the coast
2. Trading between ports in the same country

1. The act of sailing, or of trading, along the coast
2. Sliding downhill

coastˈward or coastˈwards adverb

Toward(s) the coast

coastˈwise adverb

Along or by the coast

Carried on along the coast

coastˈguard noun

1. An organization with responsibility for watching coastal waters to prevent smuggling and illegal fishing, to assist shipping, and for life-saving
2. A member of this organization

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