Coast — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the shore of a sea or ocean

a slope down which sleds may coast

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚʃˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪnɹəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪnɹəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚʃˌaɪn/.

Examples

when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course
the coast is clear
his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sea-coast seashore seacoast slide glide

Parts of Speech

noun	the shore of a sea or ocean
noun	a slope down which sleds may coast “when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course”
noun	the area within view “the coast is clear”
noun	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”
verb	move effortlessly; by force of gravity

Word Forms

coastal	adjective	of or relating to a coast
slide	verb	move smoothly along a surface
glide	verb	cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
coast	verb	move effortlessly; by force of gravity
coast	noun	the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
coaster	noun	someone who coasts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Küste

das Ufer eines Meeres oder Ozeans

🇫🇷French

côte

le rivage d'une mer ou d'un océan

🇪🇸Spanish

costa

la orilla de un mar u océano

🇮🇹Italian

costa

la riva di un mare o di un oceano

🇳🇱Dutch

kust

de oever van een zee of oceaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

costa

a costa de um mar ou oceano

🇷🇺Russian

побережье

берег моря или океана

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तट

समुद्र या महासागर का किनारा

🇧🇩Bengali

উপকূল

সমুদ্র বা মহাসাগরের তীরে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடற்கரை

கடல் அல்லது கடலின் கரை

🇮🇳Telugu

తీరం

సముద్రం లేదా సముద్ర తీరం

🇮🇳Marathi

किनारा

समुद्र किंवा महासागराचा किनारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કિનારો

સમુદ્ર અથવા મહાસાગરનો કિનારો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಾವಳಿ

ಸಮುದ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ತೀರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീരം

ഒരു കടലിൻ്റെയോ സമുദ്രത്തിൻ്റെയോ തീരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੱਟ

ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਕਿਨਾਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ساحل

سمندر یا سمندر کا ساحل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海岸

海边

🇯🇵Japanese

海岸

海または海の海岸

🇰🇷Korean

해안

바다 또는 바다의 해안

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bờ biển

bờ biển hoặc đại dương

🇹🇭Thai

ชายฝั่ง

ชายฝั่งทะเลหรือมหาสมุทร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesisir

tepi laut atau samudera

🇵🇭Filipino

baybayin

baybayin ng dagat o karagatan

🇲🇾Malay

pantai

pantai laut atau lautan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساحل

شاطئ البحر أو المحيط

🇮🇷Persian

ساحل

ساحل دریا یا اقیانوس

🇹🇷Turkish

sahil

deniz veya okyanus kıyısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹף

חוף ים או אוקיינוס

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