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Meanings of coast in English

Russian
берег
Portuguese
costa
Spanish
costa
Catalan
litoral
Wikidata

Area where land meets the sea or ocean.

Related terms
берег
Portuguese
beira
Catalan
costa
Spanish
playa

The shore of a sea or ocean.

beira
Portuguese
deslizamento
Catalan
lliscament

The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it.

deslizamento

A line or zone where the land meets the sea or some other large expanse of water.

Usage of coast in English
1
Affected areas include Batemans Bay on the New South Wales south coast.
Radio NZ
2
South Sinai's Red Sea coast is a major tourism hub for Egypt.
Reuters
3
Western Cape: Temperature: Fine and warm but cool along the south coast.
The South African
4
The road ran along the coast, the North Sea bordering the route.
Desperate cargo
5
Exploration and commercial exploitation of the West African coast followed soon enough.
Wired
6
Ten years later, on the west coast, history appears to repeat itself.
The Irish Times
7
He was carried along by the sea to the coast of Albania.
This rough magic
8
It's different here in the USA, especially on the north east coast.
The South African
9
This wide pass in particular led all the way to the coast.
Orb Sceptre Throne
10
Transport links between the midlands and the east coast were affected, however.
The Irish Times
11
The EU is also looking to improve cooperation between national coast guards.
Reuters
12
As far as I'm concerned, it's the best team on the coast.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
13
Today the house cuts an enigmatic shape against the harsh Atlantic coast.
The Irish Times
14
In the year 1292 they sailed southwards from the coast of China.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
15
Figures were approaching just inland from the coast of the Gold Sea.
Assail
16
A great battle must have ravaged this coast some time in history.
Return of the Crimson Guard
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South Africa
Common
New Zealand
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Ireland
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