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[noun] the area within view; "the coast is clear"
[noun] the shore of a sea or ocean
[verb] move effortlessly; by force of gravity
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\Coast\, n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t., {Cutlet}.] 1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton. 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be. --Deut. xi. 24. 3. The seashore, or land near it. He sees in English ships the Holland coast. --Dryden. We the Arabian coast do know At distance, when the species blow. --Waller. {The coast is clear}, the danger is over; no enemy in sight. --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. ``Seeing that the coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus.'' --Sir P. Sidney. {Coast guard}.
(a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.]
(b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the seacoast. [U. S.] {Coast rat} (Zo["o]l.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also {sand mole}. {Coast waiter}, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]
\Coast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF. costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F. c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.] 1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak. 2. To sail by or near the shore. The ancients coasted only in their navigation. --Arbuthnot. 3. To sail from port to port in the same country. 4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]
\Coast\, v. t. 1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. 2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of. Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. --Sir T. Browne. 3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.] The Indians . . . coasted me along the river. --Hakluyt.

Synonyms for coast

seacoast, sea-coast, seashore

See also: Aeolia | Aeolis | aspect | Atlantic Coast | Barbary Coast | foreshore | freewheel | glide | landfall | litoral | littoral | littoral zone | Pacific Coast | panorama | prospect | sands | scene | seaboard | seaside | shore | view | vista |

Related terms: abide, circumnavigate, cross, cruise, drift, featheredge, glide, go to sea, handedness, keep quiet, lie dormant, make a passage, planking, present no difficulties, sea margin, seashore, skate, slidder, snowslide, steamboat, toboggan, unilaterality

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Let's analyse "coast" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TSAOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.-. --- .- ... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: coast: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: coast: 3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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