coast

Noun
  1. The shore of a sea or ocean (synset 109451197)
    is a type of: shore - the land along the edge of a body of water
    subtypes:
    specific instances:
    • barbary coast - the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates
    • aeolia, aeolis - an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC
    • atlantic coast - a coast of the Atlantic Ocean
    • gulf coast - a seashore of the Gulf of Mexico
    • pacific coast - a coast of the Pacific Ocean
    has: foreshore - the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark
    same as: sea-coast, seacoast, seashore
  2. A slope down which sleds may coast (synset 109271059)
    "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course"
    is a type of: incline, side, slope - an elevated geological formation
  3. The area within view (synset 105942765)
    "the coast is clear"
    is a type of: aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista - the visual percept of a region
  4. The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it (synset 100329328)
    "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
    is a type of: motion, move, movement - the act of changing location from one place to another
    subtypes:
    same as: glide, slide
Verb
  1. Move effortlessly;
    By force of gravity (synset 201890721)
    is a type of: glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
    subtypes: freewheel - coast in a vehicle using the freewheel

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