coast

Definition

Examples

The hotel is located on the coast, just a short walk from the beach.

Word Family

Synonyms

• shorethe land along the edge of a body of water
• coastlinethe outline of a coast
• seaboardthe shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

Collocations

• Easy walk along the sandy sea coast
  to walk along the sandy sea coast, meaning to use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
• Medium Pacific coast maritime shipping route
  describing Pacific coast maritime shipping route (the largest ocean in the world)
• Hard dynamic coastal economic zone development
  describing dynamic coastal economic zone development (an efficient incentive)
• Very Hard wait until the coast is clear
  to wait until the coast is clear, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something