coast

coast
n
1. seashore, shore, strand, seaside, seaboard, seacoast, littoral, water's edge; shoreline, coastline, strand line, high tide mark; beach, sands, sand, foreshore, inning, Fr. plage, Chiefly Brit. shingle, Law. derelict; waterside, edge, margin, rim, brink.
v
2. slide down, sled, sledride, toboggan, bobsled, ski, skate; glide, glissade, volplane, float, drift, sail, waft, skim over the surface.
3. hug the shore, ply the coast, keep land in sight, stay near the coast, sail from port to port; border, skirt, rim, lie along the shore.

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