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Synonyms for coast

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kohst
Phonetic Transcription : koÊŠst

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Définition of coast

Origin :
  • "margin of the land," early 14c.; earlier "rib as a part of the body" (early 12c.), from Old French coste "rib, side, flank; slope, incline;" later "coast, shore" (12c., Modern French côte), from Latin costa "a rib," perhaps related to a root word for "bone" (cf. Old Church Slavonic kosti "bone," also see osseous).
  • Latin costa developed a secondary sense in Medieval Latin of "the shore," via notion of the "side" of the land, as well as "side of a hill," and this passed into Romanic (e.g. Italian costa "coast, side," Spanish cuesta "slope," costa "coast"), but only in the Germanic languages that borrowed it is it fully specialized in this sense (e.g. Dutch kust, Swedish kust, German Küste, Danish kyst). French also used this word for "hillside, slope," which led to verb meaning "sled downhill," first attested 1775 in American English. Expression the coast is clear (16c.) is an image of landing on a shore unguarded by enemies.
  • noun border by water
  • verb glide along without much effort
Example sentences :
  • We began the 19th century with a choice, to spread our nation from coast to coast.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Scene changes to an inn on the coast within a few yards of Paris.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • The wrack had thickened to seaward, and the coast was but a blurred line.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I got up first on the wall to make sure the coast was clear.
  • Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
  • Oh, if you had only told me what had happened that evening on the coast!
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • She is going straight to the coast where they catch steamer for Japan.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • It was afterwards reported, that near fifty vessels were wrecked on the Irish coast.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • A boat is also the only means of realizing the beauty of the coast.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • I now knew we were at sea, and were drifting directly off the coast.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • We anchored first at the Rock, but next day crossed over to the Spanish coast.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
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