noun \ˈkōst\  : the land along or near a sea or ocean  the Coast
: the area along or near the Pacific Ocean  Full Definition of
COAST  :  the land near a shore :  seashore obsolete :  border,
frontier a :  a hill or slope suited to coasting b :  a slide
down a slope (as on a sled) often capitalized :  the Pacific
coast of the United States :  the immediate area of view —used
in the phrase the coast is clear coast·al \ˈkōs-təl\ adjective
coast·wise \ˈkōst-ˌwīz\ adverb or adjective from coast to coast
:  across an entire nation or continent  Examples of COAST    1.
He lives on the coast.   2. He's flying out to the Coast
tomorrow.  Origin of COAST  Middle English cost, from Anglo-
French coste, from Latin costa rib, side; akin to Old Church
Slavic kostĭ bone First Known Use: 14th century    : to move
forward using no power or very little power  : to move downhill
by the force of gravity  : to progress or have success without
special effort  Full Definition of COAST  transitive verb
obsolete :  to move along or p