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coast

noun verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
C
Ends with
T
Contains
OA
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
A2

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noun

  1. 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”

noun

  1. The area within view

    “The coast is clear”

noun

  1. A slope down which sleds may coast

    “When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course”

noun

  1. The shore of a sea or ocean

verb

  1. Move effortlessly; by force of gravity

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Example Sentences

His slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
The children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope
The coast is clear
When it snowed they made a coast on the golf course

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