Synonyms for coast
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.9 / 7 votes

1. coast

   Bank is a general term for the land along the edge of a water course; it may also denote a raised portion of the bed of a river, lake, or ocean; as, the Banks of Newfoundland. A beach is a strip or expanse of incoherent wave-worn sand, which is often pebbly or full of boulders; we speak of the beach of a lake or ocean; a beach is sometimes found in the bend of a river. Strand is a more poetic term for a wave-washed shore, especially as a place for landing or embarking; as, the keel grates on the strand. The whole line of a country or continent that borders the sea is a coast. Shore is any land, whether cliff, or sand, or marsh, bordering water. We do not speak of the coast of a river, nor of the banks of the ocean, tho there may be banks by or under the sea. Edge is the line where land and water meet; as, the water's edge. Brink is the place from which one may fall; as, the river's brink; the brink of a precipice; the brink of ruin.

   Synonyms:
   bank, beach, border, bound, brim, brink, edge, marge, margin, rim, shore, strand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. seashore, coast, seacoast, sea-coastnoun

   the shore of a sea or ocean

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

2. coastnoun

   a slope down which sleds may coast

   "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

3. coastnoun

   the area within view

   "the coast is clear"

   Synonyms:
   slide, sea-coast, glide, seacoast, seashore

4. slide, glide, coastverb

   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

   "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

   Synonyms:
   seashore, semivowel, chute, sailing, slide, microscope slide, sea-coast, slideway, sliding board, swoop, lantern slide, soaring, gliding, seacoast, glide, playground slide, sailplaning, sloping trough

5. coastverb

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Matched Categories

1. • Glide
   • Slope
   • View

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] border, frontier

2. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   shore, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast

3. coastverb

   Synonyms:
   sail along the coast

4. coastverb

   Synonyms:
   slide down a hill (on a sled)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coastnoun

   Synonyms:
   seashore, seaboard, seaside, shore, strand, beach

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "coast":

   côte, costa, coasts, coastal, coastline, inshore, ribs, shore, rib, shoreline, side, côtes, seaboard, littoral, sahel, costas, cã, marine

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COAST

   Synonyms:
   Heparin-COAted Stents in Small Coronary Arteries Trial

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1. Christian Retournat:

   It is way too soon to say whether or not it is MH370. We just found the debris this morning in the coast of Saint Andre.

2. Jennica King:

   Once it flew away and was spotted in Gulf Coast of Texas, we were certainly happy to hear that it was OK, every time we hear of it being spotted every couple of years, we're still pleased that Pink Floyd's doing well.

3. Phin Ziebell:

   There is a looming supply issue in Australia. The east coast is dry and forecasts aren't looking good.

4. Will Watson:

   Whenever we engage – Coast Guard engages in a search and rescue effort – we are hopeful, you ca n’t do this workif you are not optimistic, if you are not hopeful when you do it.SoI will tell you that we remain hopeful.

5. Haley Brink:

   By September, when peak hurricane season is, this origin area greatly expands to include much of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Atlantic as tropical waves track west off the coast of Africa.